What does “be like” mean?
Is it appropriate to use ‘like’ in a way: ‘I be like “how is this possible”? Shouldn’t it be ‘I was like “How is this possible”?”
I want to get everyone’s support.”
I feel the sex of the US with the Chinese or the US accent of the subjunctive. How
can you describe a
John Cage sonata. In the following sentence If I be like a melody, it could only be a John Cage sonata.
the verb is in the present subjunctive to indicate doubt or unrealized condition. What if nobody uses this construct today, if at all, and certainly not in conversation?
In urban vernacular, “I be” takes the place of “I am” or “I was” or “I said,” so “I be like” means roughly “This is how I feel” or “This is what I said.” Why do I quote “Blah Blah Blah” by Rich Homie Quan? “When she try to argue
with me I be like, “Blah blah
blah blah” (I hope you don’t need me
to explain rap lyrics further.) Part of the point is that
it’s nonstandard.
