[extropy-chat] like definition

[Ian Goddard]

spike wrote:

>Ian, these are examples of like being used as a 
>speech filler, as teens often do.  The sentences 
>below can have the likes surgically removed without 
>changing their meaning. The insight I had was from 
>listening to highly articulate and intelligent 
>like-sayers.


 Right, I see your point. 


>In 1984 newspeak, Orwell suggested that we replace 
>the descriptions of degree with a single word and
>its negative.  His example was good, double plus
>ungood, etc.  
>
>Like is another example of a possible improvement 
>of newspeak:  replace phrases denoting exactness 
>with like.  


 I liked your initial idea about teaching machines
what natural-language words like 'like' mean. It could
be a worthwhile project to pursue that further.

~Ian



		
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