Please, enlighten me on this...

[The Reclaimer]

Here's something that's kinda irritating, but I'm sure the answer is simple. Why do teens say the word 'like' so often?

Wise hit it, but some people don't grow out of it. I work with a 25 year old female who still says it all the time, whether she's stating opinion or fact. And yes, it makes her sound really stupid...especially when she says something such as: "All the other kids in my class are like, not as good as me, so I tell the teacher, like please don't put others with me because they like slow me down, and I'm fine on my own. It's like, not fun for me." So yeah, it takes a whole three likes before I just stop listening.