Showing posts with label like. Show all posts
Showing posts with label like. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

i'm like, "what?"

Quick question: When punctuating dialogue, and the person has the tendency to said "like" a lot; do we need commas around "like"?
I'm asking because I know a court reporter who has to deal with this dilemma when she transcribes depositions verbatim.

I thought he was like going to stab me!
or
I thought he was, like, going to stab me!