Take the 2-minute tour ×  For a non-native speaker like me, I am
always wondering how to use you know correctly, as in the
following sentence:  Alright, well, for example, like on
Saturdays, y’know, what I liked to do was probably what any,
y’know, little boy used to do. I liked to go out, play with my
friends, y’know, play some baseball or some football or, y’know,
just, just hang out with my friends.  Is it overused? Why do
Americans use this phrase so much?  share|improve this question
You know, as a non-native speaker, like, myself, I would not,
like, deliberately teach myself, like, you know, talking like
that. –  RegDwigнt Dec 22 '10 at 15:01 Related question. – 
Kosmonaut Dec 22 '10 at 15:11 You know is not only an
Americanism but also a filler used in virtually every part of
the English speaking world. –  Jimi Oke Dec 22 '10 at 17:26
Well, y'know, you just don't know. Y'know? –  David Schwartz Feb
14 '12 at 7:46 @RegDwightѬſ道: well, if you want to get the
vernacular just right, for say acting, yeah yo