like as in..using it for everything.....even when that word only means 1 thing...like for example:
Gay,Retarded, and so on
2006-07-15 21:44:47 · 19 answers · asked by RabbitHellFoxHeaven 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
!!!!!!! i used the words ----like----
no im.....falling into the depts of retardedness
ahh!!! i used the word ---retard---
2006-07-15 21:53:56 · update #1
Would you mind it if I charged you a nickel for each time you use the word "like" extra-grammatically?
2006-07-15 22:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by 42ITUS™ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Awesome - this used to be a word of great power--now it refers to everything from the aurora borealis (which is a powerful sight) to the new pair of jeans so and so bought at the Gap.
Impact. There used to be several verbs used which gave nuanced meanings to this idea --effect, influence, etc. Now everything is 'impact' as if we all went around bombing each other. As in "That impacted America", which a bomb would, but if we're talking about an idea "influence" would probably be better.
The lack of a nuanced vocabulary is really dumbing down (another one of the overused words) the English language, in my opinion.
2006-07-17 03:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love
2006-07-15 21:47:48 · answer #3 · answered by -jArOh- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase "at the end of the day" is starting to drive me insane. The phrase finally replaced the over-used phrases "when all is said and done" and "the bottom line," but now is over-used itself. Why do we replace over-used words and phrases with other phrases which we then over-use? Expand your vocabulary, people!
2006-07-16 07:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by getemjan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Love". Sometimes people use it for everything, and for everyone...so that by the time they tell you...you aren't sure if they mean like they love chocolate, or as in a friend, or do they mean they are in love with you. See what I mean? It can get very confusing.
2006-07-15 21:50:14 · answer #5 · answered by riverhawthorne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LIKE OH MY GOD he/she is so FREAKIN hot yeah DUDE but he/she is LIKE so GAY for BANGIN him/her
the cap words are over used way to much
although it does sound like a conversation my sons or daughters would have on the phone lol
2006-07-15 22:02:33 · answer #6 · answered by shellshell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Metrosexual
Synergy
It's all good
Feng Shui
My Bad
Axis of Evil
Enron
2006-07-15 21:49:16 · answer #7 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not so concerned about overused words, but more about grammar - read your question outloud!
2006-07-16 07:59:30 · answer #8 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"like"
Not to come across as a wise guy, but I am referring to "like" as an over-used sentence filler - which even occurred twice in your own question.
2006-07-15 22:01:27 · answer #9 · answered by G. Rex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lame, Fag, Politicaly Correct, getting some head etc etc
2006-07-15 21:49:22 · answer #10 · answered by whererwegoing 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋