What's it all about? (Do you like like?)

[Alan]

Hi,

There were these two guys sitting on a bench on a farm dressed as farm labourers although underneath their ragged clothes could well have been some kind of academic garb and this is how their conversation went:

A: Do you like like, or don't you?

B: Do I like like, you ask? I like that.

A: When you say I like that to my question about whether you like like or not, I'm not sure that's to my liking.

A: You mean, when I say I like that, you don't like it because you thought in answer to your question about my liking like or not, that I had a liking for sarcasm but I don't make remarks like that when I say I like that.

B: You mean when you say I like that, you mean that you like the like question.

A: That's like it. So what do you think about my like question.

B: I don't know cos I'm just a peasant. Like a beer?

A: Now that I like.

If you understand all that, send your comments on a postcard to Alan, UK.

Have a nice day!
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[Yankee]

Hi Alan

Like, it's unlikely that even two like-minded people could agree on whether they both like like, like you said.

(At least that's what I think you might have said. )

Amy

[Torsten]

Like Amy said, the likelihood that many readers will like this conversation is rather high. It looks like you are capable of creating pieces like this in no time. It's a bit like in a good cabaret.
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[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi!

Like is a nice word I think. So I like like like I like likeliness and you like like likelihood! Likely like others like to get!!!!??????

Michael

[Yankee]

I like your style, Michael. It's very like-like. (Or should I say "Mike-like"?)

Amy

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi Amy!

I like that you like "Mike-like"! Likely my sentence isn?t grammatically correct. So I?d like to correct it:

I like like like I likely like likeliness and you likely like likelihood!

Of course I liked to change "and" into "like" but likely not so dedicated like-users could get confused

I like like

Mike

[Yankee]

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi Amy!

I feel pretty honoured! And i think you are somebody who likes good bads.
Speaking the sentences with the fishers I have my problems. But do you know this?

When flies fly fly flies flies behind!

It is a hilarious talk with you!

Michael

[Yankee]

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi Amy!

Yes, the sentence about the flying flies is directly translated from the German.

About your interesting English sentence: your advice to the missing punctation brought me up this solution:

John, while James had had had had , had had had. Had had had had a better effect on the teachers. In any crazy way that makes sense I think.

But what I liked to ask you as you are a Buisiness English teacher. What is the difference between usually English and Buisiness English? Could you give me an idea?

Michael

[Yankee]

[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi Amy!

Thanks for your explanation. Similar applies to Technical English, doesn?t it? I have had vague imaginations about the particularities of this special kinds only. I think it helps me!

Michael

[Torsten]

Hi, it just occurred to me that this sentence can have two different meanings:

I do like them.
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[Fan Of Arabian Horses]

Hi Torsten, you drive me a little bit confused. Here was been babbled a lot, so I don?t know which sentence you mean!

Michael

[Yankee]

Hi Michael

I don't think Torsten was quoting a sentence, I think he's thought of a new and tricky like sentence.

Hi Torsten

You're right! That could be understood two ways. Let's see if Michael can rise to the challenge again and figure your puzzle out.

Amy