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Offline ipearse

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Is "awesome" the most over-used adjective in the English Language?
« on: July 19, 2012, 02:24:52 PM »
I went to Grammar school when I was younger, and one of the things it gave me was an appreciation of the richness of the English language. So these days I cringe when I hear just about everything described as "awesome". What happened to all those other great words - incredible, stupendous, fantastic, brilliant, outstanding, unbelievable..and more? So many to choose from, one for almost every situation.... so why is everything just "awesome?"..  OK, rant over....
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Re: Is "awesome" the most over-used adjective in the English Language?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2012, 03:00:18 PM »
Could be worse - it might still be "groovy".
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Re: Is "awesome" the most over-used adjective in the English Language?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2012, 06:08:17 PM »
Quote from: twik on July 19, 2012, 03:00:18 PM
Could be worse - it might still be "groovy".
Far out!
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Re: Is "awesome" the most over-used adjective in the English Language?
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2012, 06:43:45 PM »
Quote from: ipearse on July 19, 2012, 02:24:52 PM
So these days I cringe when I hear just about everything described as "awesome".
What, like a hot dog?
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Re: Is "awesome" the most over-used adjective in the English Language?
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2012, 08:38:47 PM »
Ha.  My cat is named after a bit of his.  We call him D, but his name is El Diablo.  His brother was Don Miguel.
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Re: Is "awesome" the most over-used adjective in the English Language?
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2012, 03:09:36 PM »
Quote from: ipearse on July 19, 2012, 02:24:52 PM
.... so why is everything just "awesome?"..
Seems to be that most things around here are "amazing" rather than "awesome".
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