Overused words...
 

In your opinion, what's the most overused word.

Keep it clean. Seriously.

In my case I cringe everytime I hear,

"Awesome!"

Are you really "in awe" everytime you see some new widget? Every time you meet a nice person? Each time someone does something nice for you?

PARIS HILTON :rolleyes:

LOL Yeah I agree!

Literally.

No, you did not "literally" have a heart attack when you heard about Paris getting out of jail. You figuratively had one, which is just the opposite.

I say "basically" more than I should. :(

"Freaking" is overused, but I suppose it's better than hearing someone using the f-word out loud.

I don't like it when people say / misuse "yourself" all the time, instead of "you", or "myself" instead of "me".

I can't think of any other words to add to this thread just now.

AMEN, my NPC sister, AMEN.

I agree.


Also: the words "like" and "whatever"

When I saw the title of this thread, and who started it, I knew this would be #1 on the list.;) How awesome am I?:cool:


One word I cannot stand, and am glad is hardly used anymore is "bling" (or "bling, bling"). I don't know why, but I hate that word.

The word "like" drives me crazy.

It's especially annoying when I'm talking to an ADULT and that moron uses the word "like" at least 15 times in one sentence. I want to strangle them for butchering the English language.

I hate when people spell "pissed", "pist". I see it all the time.

like

The one that means "female dog" and I only use to refer to female canines. For crying out loud, why does anything remotely out of a given mold that a woman says or does merit her being reduced to being a canine?

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNew...232702-ap.html

I quite like & agree with this quote: "I don't think you should use an old dictionary to try to defend a modern meaning of a word. Language changes over time."

Let us change it to an overused phrase:

"You know what I mean, know what I am saying?" NO! I don't know what you mean, nor do I know half of what you are saying!

Yes, my sister who is turning 45 this November says, "like" more than Moon-Unit Zappa and I, too, would like to enact strangulation measures.

'you know' and I am the worst for saying it 1000 times per sentence, although I am working on it.

After Grey's became popular, so did the word "seriously".

And I'm guilty of saying it ALL the time... seriously ;)

"Like, Paris Hilton actually, literally went freaking whatever and got seriously pist when the b-tch basically found no bling at the cop shop.

You know what I'm sayin?...

That's awesome!"

you stoopid :D

Thanks. I like that word.

Scandia, you were wrong by one letter!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YcXP0uORmw

I am guilty of saying it all the time with my Tuesday/Thursday partner at work. We agree on a lot!

You READ and do not comprehind!!!:eek::eek:

Mashed Taters!!! and Baked Chikin!! and CHili, cuz DAMN it's HOTT here!! :mad::cool:

What a Maroon :mad:

sweeeeeeeeeet!

(yeah i had to kick myself for overusing that one!)

Sweet. Seriously. Dude.

These words should be obliterated. And the literally/figuratively convo from earlier is right on... funny stuff. :)

"It's all good."

"amazing!"

"think outside the box"

That is a violation of the TOS.

Use the Search function.

That is a violation of copyright law.

(these are usually said by about the same, maybe, 3 or 4 people)...take a hint, just throwing it out there.

I heard "Rad!" the other day and I thought that was AWESOME!

:D

dude

the phrase "OH my God!"

I cannot stand the use of "gay" as a synonym for "stupid". I teach high school English and hear it all day long. Not in my own classroom though; I send kids to the office for saying it! :cool:

I take it that the above are Eaprisms:rolleyes:.

We're agreeing on too much lately!

I'm adding -

CAPITAL, BOLD FONTS!

Most of us are perfectly capable of reading a message without the screaming.

And "disrespect".

I don't know HC...

As many times as people bold, italicized, underlined, caplitalized and huge font-ed the word NO in the joining an NPC and an NPHC sorority thread, we still got BUT, BUT, BUT....

In your dreams!:rolleyes:

I dont do Grits do you?

I eat Chicken as after Dan Quayle screwed up Potato I have a hard time remmbering whith and E or without now.

Tramatized by a VEEP!:o


When it is damn hot, it is hot!

Looks another is added to the Maroon squad. But I am not from Texsass!

Just a homey from Kansas!:D

I quite dislike anything that is "I'm so ____"

Either you are or you are not...but you are not "SO".

I also hate the term "I'm done". It conjures up gross cannibalism images for me, a la "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Love".

Surreal.

So, as in "I SO agree that 'random' is used too often."

"to die for __________"

I've yet to see a cake, sandwich or whatever that's worth dying for.

Also, Decadent (Chocolate Cake, etc)

"Retro", particularly when used in conjunction with "Rush".

"steal" or "borrow".
Such as when you are at work:
"Can I STEAL a piece of gum?" or "Can I BORROW a piece of gum?"

Um...you can have one and keep it outright, thanks. I don't need a used piece of gum back.

GROSS!

Actually, "what a maroon" is a Bugs Bunnyism.

For me: "amazing" and "unique."

I wouldn't mind "unique" as much if it was used correctly, but usually, it's not. And too often, it's given an inappropriate modifier, such as "really unique" or "somewhat unique." (I guess the latter is akin to "somewhat pregnant.")

Now I remember.:)