Do you think she’s maybe saying “more or less”, but running the “or” into the end of “more”? Still doesn’t make complete sense, but it makes more (or less!) that way. I hear “more or less” quite often.
OK, I mean like you know like that “You know” is a contraction of “You know what I’m saying?” Some dudes who say that like a lot even contract that to “Nomesay?” But every other sentence? Aaargh!!
And the “You know?” is universal, or at least worldwide. When I was in France, I heard, “tu sait?” and when I hear a subcontintental Indian or a Brit being interviewed on teewee, it’s "you know, “you know”.
But only in this country have I heard the Rosie O’Donnellism of “like” used to mean “about”, and otherwise being interjected like all too frequently.
Like, you know what I’m saying? It’s like time we stopped this!
If interested in such things, check out the Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature (SPELL).
Thanks to an English teacher many years ago, I’ve not fallen prey to this habit. He would have each student stand in front of the class and give an extemperaneous speech on any topic for two minutes. The remainder of the class were watchdogs who listened for “filler” words. Upon hearing one of these offensive bits of speech, they collectively roared back at the speaker: UH! or YOU KNOW!. Can’t do that sort of thing nowadays, it would hurt the little dears self-esteem.
A tip of the hat to you, wherever you are, Mr. Seyboldt! 
OK some people have expressed their opinions but the truth is that it is intended to indicate “I have paid attention to all your lame opinions and the real answer is…”
I think it’s arrogance and all about self-aggrandizement.
Fuck! Wanna go to lunch?
Fuck! Did you see the Sox game?
Fuck! Now here’s what I’m sayin’…
Fuck! A duck? Lotsa luck cooking that thing!
Okay, I’ve been transcribing depositions for 20 years now, and so far my personal record is one person who managed to insert “you know” seven times in one single sentence. And there are attorneys who literally cannot ask a question without inserting an “Okay” at the beginning.
Depending on whether they drive me crazy or not, sometimes I take them out – but the way court reporters and transcribers get even with people who make them crazy is to insert all the you knows, likes, I means, okays, false starts, stumbles, etc. Makes 'em look like total morons.
OMG, that would be such a nightmare for me. I know that I’m bad about using filler words. But when I’m teaching it gets worse. With my mind trying to get to the thought out btu at the same time assessing where the students are, I end up with lots of okays and ums. I hate it, but it’s true. I shudder to think of how a transcript of my class would look. :eek:
OK, I saw that coming.
I think it’s like written punctuation at the beginning of a sentence. It indicates that there’s an important (to the speaker) point about to be made, so listen up.
I think written, it should be followed with a colon, as in
OK: here’s the situation.
I hear myself and others doing something similar with “so”, beginning new ideas in converstaion. It’s like a full stop. Like saying “Moving on.”
“So, I was downtown earlier today and…”
Ok, what is the technical word/term for the “fillers” such as “you know”? That was an answer on Jeopardy several years ago but I just missied the question.
And the other one creeping up from the kiddies into adults is ending a sentence with “and stuff.”