{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b372fb-6c93-4b88-85e3-09e9775d1494/6a674154c02856ded181c4fa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why do Irish people use the word \"like\" so much?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba15241a8cbe26bf3cf18c/1785151821930-df6b6806-1ebf-4de1-bdd4-2457e8c474c2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We all do it... \"like\", \"um\", \"you know\", \"kind of\". Once you notice them, you can't stop hearing them.</p><p><br></p><p>Little filler words seem to creep into almost every conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>But why do we use them, and do they actually say something about the way our brains work? </p><p><br></p><p>Dr Gail Flanagan from the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick joins the programme.</p><p><br></p><p>Image via Getty.</p>","author_name":"Live95"}