Words like “so, like, you know, whatever” often make it challenging to decipher true intent beneath the verbal padding. I can’t help but wonder: do they speak this way in the boardroom, the classroom, at life’s pivotal moments? But honestly, I’m not critiquing—just smiling at the evolution of language, the playful rhythm of how we connect. It’s their time, their voice. And in that, I find a kind of poetry. Still, I can’t help but drift back to my own coming-of-age, when words carried different weight. Back in the days when the Vietnam War raged, my peers h