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Is "I was like" refer to "I said"?

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Rebecca

People often say 'I was like' before a quotation to convey their portrayed attitudes vividly. Ex: She got so mad and I was like "I didn't do it!" Ex: He shows me his phone and I was like "That's so cool!"

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