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  You're going to have a hard time believing this. Today, the Word Snob is going to defend the overuse of the word "like."    "This," you say to yourself, "I've got to read to believe."    So go freshen your drink, powder your no...

We have a lot of people who move to our fair Southern town from the North. Some people call them Yankees. For others, the words Profit and Prosperity come to mind. For me, this more or less harmonious juxtaposition of North and South simply makes for rich Word Snob material. I'm a Southerner at heart. I love the climate, the attitude, the gentility and general warmth. I've lived in...