Originally Posted by
jackal2
The replacement of the words 'I said' or 'He/she said' with the words 'I was like' or 'He/she was like'
i.e. "So I was like 'Oh my God I was so embarrassed' and she was like 'That's enough already'!"
I could understand it more if the effect of using alternative terminology was to shorten the sentence, but in this case you're replacing one word with two, and the phrase 'was like' does not even make sense in the context it's being used.
Plus, the unnecessary addition of 'So' at the start of sentences: "So I was like..."
I blame the Americans.