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Overused important words that lose their impact

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by wickedwritah, Aug 13, 2006.

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  1. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    Precisely. It's important words that lose their impact. If you say you love cheesecake or 70-degree days or finding corn on sale, or you love the person you're with...if you say it all the time, as an afterthought, it starts to feel rote instead of meaning something. And it becomes a habit, instead of something you believe with all of your heart and soul.

    As it should be.
     
    imjustagirl2, Aug 13, 2006
    #37
  2. Flash

    Flash Guest

    That's deep.
     
    Flash, Aug 13, 2006
    #38
  3. Flash

    Flash Guest

    Back to overused words ...

    surreal.
     
    Flash, Aug 13, 2006
    #39
  4. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    As in IJAG loves Elliotte. :D
     
    wickedwritah, Aug 14, 2006
    #40
  5. Jackie Treehorn

    Jackie Treehorn Member

    genius
    diva
     
    Jackie Treehorn, Aug 14, 2006
    #41
  6. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    grim
     
    Lugnuts, Aug 14, 2006
    #42
  7. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    IJAG, that was actually going to be my answer. I just can't believe it took three pages for someone to say it.

    And believe it or not, a word that's lost a bit of its impact through overuse: hate.
     
    alleyallen, Aug 14, 2006
    #43
  8. EStreetJoe

    EStreetJoe Well-Known Member

    snakes we've got motherf'in snakes on the plane ;D
     
    EStreetJoe, Aug 14, 2006
    #44
  9. wickedwritah

    wickedwritah Guest

    Good call on hate. I've consciously tried to cut down use of that word for that very reason.
     
    wickedwritah, Aug 14, 2006
    #45
  10. Flash

    Flash Guest

    Fuck.

    It really doesn't mean anything anymore. If we really want impact with a cuss word, we have to use c_unt.
     
    Flash, Aug 14, 2006
    #46
  11. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    Same thing with shit. Just doesn't carry either the meaning or the vulgarity it used to.
     
    alleyallen, Aug 14, 2006
    #47
  12. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    --smackdown.
    --showdown.
     
    dooley_womack1, Aug 14, 2006
    #48
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