Tuesday, September 13, 2005

What Are Words For?

I read a lot of online content. It's hard to get me to finish a book (let alone start one) to which many of my friends can attest. Even though I write a newsletter each week, I also read several. Kim Komando writes a great one but the one I've had the longest is A Word A Day, which is great for freaks like me that like big words but don't use them enough. Sure, they might sit in my email box for a week or so sometimes but I'll eventually get to them and fill a few odd moments I find that I have nothing planned. So here is an easy question for you. What word do you overuse most?

12 comments:

Bar L. said...

Wow...it would have to Wow.

I say "wow" way too often.
Wow is such a lame word but I can't seem o stop using it to express my thoughts.

I just signed up for AWAD.

Anonymous said...

Actually, I have a few I catch myself using. Apparently, I use them only to make myself appear smarter. Unfortunately, everyone knows now. :)

Lily said...

Did anyone else see the subject of this post and sing to themselves: "when no one listens anymore" or was that just me?

I would also have to go with "actually", apparently I say it so much that a coworker when creating one of those buzzword bingo games had it as a square.

LoraLoo said...

Fabulous is a word I use WAY too much.

I'm on my way right now to sign up for AWAD... sounds like good email to get for a change.

Lily: I did the same thing!! I have a feeling Martin had that very intention. :)

Teri said...

That is exactly what I thought Lily :)

Totally, Grody to the max, and gag me with a spoon.
Just kidding! Growing up in "The Valley" in LA in the 80's people ask me all the time did I talk like that. I didn't (and still don't), however, I did keep a word that I use in all my sentences.. it is the word "like". Must be a "valley Girl" thing I guess.

What word do you overuse the most? You never answered your own question.

daisyduke said...

Actually, I overuse actually...AND I say DUDE a lot...I'm not even from california

Unknown said...

Ok, how did we get off on the, ok, favorite word tangent. Ok, I thought we were talking about overused words, ok?

Fred said...

OK. I use it and abuse it. OK?

Martin said...

I find that I use the words "though," "actually," "believe" and "cool" way too often. Since I do write a lot, I notice this repetition and it pisses me off. Oh well. You get yourself trained a certain way, you won't change it.

New White Keds said...

OK, so like Teri I use an abundance of "like" and when writing I use "OK" but lately, dropping the F bomb has been a real favorite.

BeckEye said...

"Like". I have, like, tried to stop myself but I can't seem to, like, do it. It's annoying!

All the other ones I use to much are curse words and I don't want to soil your clean blog with them.

Quirky Cori said...

I tend to always use the word "definitely." It isn't even like something is definite but I say it a lot. I also tend to say "anyhow" as my most common segue when I'm writing stuff. It's silly but we do overuse words a lot!