Why do Irish people use the word "like" so much?

We all do it... "like", "um", "you know", "kind of". Once you notice them, you can't stop hearing them.Little filler words seem to creep into almost every conversation.But why do we use them, and do they actually say something about the way our brains work? Dr Gail Flanagan from the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick joins the programme.Image via Getty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.