2006-10-31 06:55:11 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Brutal.
I've gotten so used to using it as an expression for minor annoyances & innocuous things that it has lost its power and original definition. A harsh, violent word, it has now just become commonplace. "How was work?" "It was brutal!" (Well, considering that no one was bludgeoned with an axe, it probably wasn't so bad!)
A few violent words seem to have slipped into my everyday lingo. Kill is another one. "My back is killing me!" "He's going to kill me when he finds out!" Or death: "I'm starving to death!" Or hell: "Man, I feel like Hell!" "I look like Hell!" "Oh, got to Hell!" Serious words for such inane circumstances...Not sure why I'm so hyperbolic, melodramatic. Maybe it's just me. Maybe I'm being ironic. Maybe I just use the terms for emphasis. Or maybe our culture is so saturated with death & violence that it slips out in our language...
2006-10-31 08:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by amp 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The word "racist" has lost all meaning to me. This term is so over used it makes me sick. I'll be deemed a racist by some just for choosing this word for my answer. Some people use it at a drop of a hat without any real evidence to back up their statement. They take things out of context. Calling someone a racist when it's obvious they're not makes the name caller look bad. This helps in the perpetuation of racism. I hope others are doing as i do by letting that word go in one ear and out the other when they're called a racist, for no good reason! Good question by the way.
2006-10-31 07:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Love. I know many other people have said that, but its true. Trust or love are two words that have lost meaning for many people. Once a tragic event happens or your heart gets broken, they never really mean the same.
2006-10-31 08:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Respect
Actions speak louder than words, but I hear this word a lot with no action behind it. There's always the attempt to escape being called disrespectful by saying "I was only joking" or "don't take it too serious"
2006-10-31 08:02:27 · answer #4 · answered by pululu81 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trust
2006-10-31 06:57:44 · answer #5 · answered by Casey F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately it is the word hero. Being a hero used to mean something special but now it is overused so much it has devalued it I feel.
2006-10-31 06:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by dragonrider707 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Love when applied in the chivalric sense. It is cruel joke on impressionable teenagers and the others who are emotionaly immature.
2006-10-31 07:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Integrity.
2006-10-31 08:42:28 · answer #8 · answered by just nate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Debauchery! What with so much concern over the Clinton affaire and Gay issues that is what this country has become and debauched is not morally appropriate!
2006-10-31 07:22:08 · answer #9 · answered by namazanyc 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
TRUST !! Thanks to ALL politicians out there from one end of this country to the other............They promise the moon until they get into office, then they forget their promise or have a reason for not seeing it through...........Every Democrat, Republican, and Independent..............Everyone blames the others for their actions...tired of it all...............But the ONE word that is still truthful to its meaning is the word :; LIES !
Sorry ! I got a little carried away...
2006-10-31 07:02:56 · answer #10 · answered by mom of a boy and girl 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋