In the interest of sounding more intelligible (or at least less like a neanderthal) there are certain words I'm eliminating from my vocabulary. It's permanent for now but I'll allow the possibility of reinstatement if I stop talking like such a mouthbreather. These words are:
Basically, I'm throwing out my adjectives and finding new ones.
What words do you use too much in your daily life?
Posted by jennabean (Member # 8590) on :
I second Ridiculous. It takes the place of an unbelievable amount of adjectives. How... ridiculous.
I say "absolutely not" a ton, with lots of stress on the abs. aaabbsolutely not.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
I go through phases of overusing different words or phrases. Once in college my roommate intervened and told me to stop saying "And how!" because there was a month where I tacked that onto the end of every other sentence without really noticing.
I can't think of any that I'm overusing currently, but there probably are some.
--Enigmatic
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
I say "oh well" and "I see" a whole lot.
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
I can't say them on this forum.
At least, I generally only mutter them under my breath in public . . .
Although my son is teaching me some new, improved, cleaner words . . .
"Barnacle Butt" has quite caught my tongue. *grin*
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
I say totally and definitely way too much.
two of my favorite cleaner versions of naughty words for your use would be...
son of a biscuit
and
Mother Scratcher
Use those a lot
Posted by Kayla (Member # 2403) on :
*So
Posted by jennabean (Member # 8590) on :
I am a pleasant mother pheasant plucker. I pluck mother pheasants. I am the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker to ever pluck a mother pheasant.
Say it fast and maybe you'll see why I call not-so-pleasants "mother pheasants"!
thanks for reminding me, beatnix.
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Entirely Pretty Lovely Tater-tate (French for an intimate meeting) Fritter
In fact, these are my favorite words in the English language.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
I use these a lot:
Insane Ridiculous Awesome Amazing Hilarious
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
I think one of my worst is "annoying". Everything is always vaguely or really annoying
Posted by Steev (Member # 6805) on :
big huge
But only when they are both used in a sentence where they are adjacent to each other such as: "Wow! Did you see that big huge duck?"
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
wicked awesome amazing hilarious ridiculous hawt - notice it must be spelled this way, otherwise it loses its effect.
adjectives are fun, but I have a feeling I need to expand my vocabulary. I have a feeling that my language is wicked boring and, although sometimes hilarious, has become somewhat ridiculous.
Edit: I can't spell
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
In terms of writing, I examined what I wrote and found I could eliminate:
up (stand up, climb up) absolutely was going (can be replaced with went); other -ing constructions
I think I should use these words more often: mongo kewl freakazoid
Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
Freakin' Spiffy Dagnabbit 'I mean' (I mean, where you just try to use it for clarification.) Aw nuts
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
I got through the 80s without ever using "awesome." And then this past year I a) spent a fair amount of time babysitting for some friends and b) taught high school religious instruction, and, much to my dismay, have found myself uttering the exclamation "awesome!" far too frequently.
I am way too old to sound normal saying "awesome!" I need to delete it from my vocab.
I'm sure I have a lot of other things I need to get rid of but that's the most offensive to me!
Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :
quote:Originally posted by Joldo: Tater-tate (French for an intimate meeting)
In fact, these are my favorite words in the English language.
I've studied French for a while now; the closest thing I can think of resembling "tater-tate" is that it's a gross bastardization of "Tęte ŕ tęte." Or I could be wrong.
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Yeah, that one. Tater-tate.
[I love tweaking those who speak foreign languages]
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Cool beans. Excellent. Awesome. Dude.
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Like, dude! That is way excellent. That spiffy little tater-tate is gonna be pretty freakin' kewl. I mean it'll be wicked awesome, dagnabbit.
And my attention span ran out before I finished using every word mentioned. Oh well.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
Joldo. That was wicked awesome!
Posted by foundling (Member # 6348) on :
I've developed the truly annoying habit of saying "Sooooo Gooood" with all the proper tonal inflections and accent, at the most innappropriate times.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
I love TGS. That's all I have to say about that. I still say "POSSUM-ED!" or "ARROW-ED!" all the time.
Posted by Coccinelle (Member # 5832) on :
That Stinks! Neat-o! Fun! Nice Lovely
I've also gotten into the bad habit of calling everyone Sunshine. Including my students and my mother.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
I say "shaft" all the time. I got it from my friend who's english and just constantly says shaft, but of course with an english accent. So now I say shaft the way he says it, british accent and all. Everyone else must think we're just going crazy.
I apologize for the possble inaccuracies. It's very late and I just took my sleeping pills, so I think that means it's about time for bed. My mind is a puddle and all of these things happen in my imagination that are distracting what I'm trying to write. Wow...I should write like this more ofter. It'a lot of fun. So if you ever see a thread titled "Abby's wanderings" you'll know what it means. Nighty night hatrack
Posted by Audeo (Member # 5130) on :
When I'm nervous I turn into one of those annoying people who say 'y'know' at the beginning, end and in-between sentences. It bothers me, but I can't quite get out of the habit y'know?
Posted by sillygoose (Member # 1616) on :
sweet are you kidding me? that's cool hilarious ridiculous
Posted by tern (Member # 7429) on :
Honestly, I use the word "Honestly" too much. To be frank, I also use "to be frank" too much as well. What the heck? If I don't use them, am I not being honest or frank? But I'm never Frank, either, nor am I a Frank.
I absolutely use the word "Absolutely" too much.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Fluffypuff Marshmellows. Seriously! Ewh noh...it's a Strwong Baahd!
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
You wouldn't understand them. Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
indeed
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Cool thread.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
I'm with Shan on this one. The words I use too much of I can't say on this forum. On mine I can, but then when it starts filling up there will be plenty of others that use that kind of language. Probably doesn't sound like a good thing. However, it's just a part of the work society that I am in.
Posted by David Bowles (Member # 1021) on :
dude essentially come on! what the...? holy shit
(In Spanish) o sea órale (as a signal of agreement) pendejadas güey
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
that was my excuse for a long time, too, Stan. When one workes with a bunch of guys in maintenance,construction, sound engineering, or even mixed crowds in food services, one learns to swear wisely and well. *grin*
I've been in a professional office for several years now and just can't seem to break the habit.
Oh well.
I like the two above suggestions, though . . .
"son of a biscuit
and
Mother Scratcher"
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
I say "your mom" way too much. I know it's lame, I know it's stupid, but I say it anyway.
Posted by David Bowles (Member # 1021) on :
So does my 13-year-old daughter. Crazy.
Posted by Kent (Member # 7850) on :
the it and thing crazy
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Words I use too often
Hufflepuff Scratch-n-Sniff Onimonipea.
Of course, using those more than once a month would be considered by many people to be using them too often.
Posted by kyrie (Member # 6415) on :
"well..." before I say what I am thinking. It really annoys me.
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
The other night, while I was leading a support group, I realized I was using the word "awesome" way too much. So I stopped myself. Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
Indeed y'all Niiiiice
And I mean "niiiice" just like that. The sarcastic, just slightly condescending response to any story where someone has done something either incredibly stupid or incredibly mean.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
I also say , No s***, in place of 'really' in almost all my conversations.
Posted by Yank (Member # 2514) on :
Caramba, 'mano.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
quote: that was my excuse for a long time, too, Stan. When one workes with a bunch of guys in maintenance,construction, sound engineering, or even mixed crowds in food services, one learns to swear wisely and well. *grin*
Especially engineering jobs. Or in my case, navy. No lack of colorful vocabulary there.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
shut it folks guys insane here we go (I'm a conductor, I have to have a way to say "Ok, we're starting you dufuses!")
(the above I've been using with my high school classes WAY too much.)
Recently, my insult to siblings has been "You big dummy Lamont!" I say it all the time and I always include "Lamont." My sister's comeback is hilarious: "I'm not Lamont!" Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I so say "so" too much.
Posted by Kitsune (Member # 8290) on :
I always say "that's downnn". It's pretty cool, since it can be applied to anything.
Friend: I got an A on the math quiz!! Me: That's down.
Friend: I have appendicitis. I'm going to have surgery tomorrow. Me: That's down!
Sigh I used to say "hardcore!" in response to everything too.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
The phrase "You like it!"
Person 1: "This is ___" Person 2: "Your face is ____" This could continue on with Person 1: "Your mom is _____" Person 2: "Your mom's face is ____"
However, I hate the "Your mom" stuff so much that I have almost succeeded in getting my friends to stop saying it.
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Joldo. That was wicked awesome!
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