Like many of you, I’m guilty of over-using words or phrases in my daily life. CNN.com did a recent story of overused and annoying words from a panel of reporters, and it prompted me to think of the words I love and hate. There’s a great story at Askmen.com which lists 10 words they felt needed to be “put out to pasture.” So many popped into mind as I sat down to compile this llist, and my pals on Twitter had some suggestions too. Here then I give you the words or phrases, Showing Off My Ass-ets considers irritating or tired. On the other side I provide a list of ones I love to throw in conversation for color.
IrregardlessThis word gets used so often that I wondered if it really might be a word in the dictionary. Afer looking at Grammargirl.com here’s what I found:
First, let’s talk about irregardless. Some people mistakenly use irregardless when they mean “regardless.” Regardless means “regard less,” “without regard,” or despite something. For example, Squiggly will eat chocolate regardless of the consequences. The prefix ir- (i-r) is a negative prefix, so if you add the prefix ir to a word that’s already negative like regardless, you’re making a double-negative word that literally means “without without regard.”
Like For fifteen plus years this word has been used way too much. Remember “Valley Girls” the movie that inspired this change in vocabulary? Like means : to be suitable or agreeable to,to feel attraction toward or take pleasure in, to wish to have, or to to do well in according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. Now it is used as a filler in conversation ” I was, like going to eat at like the McDonald’s…” This is a word I am guilty of using to excess.
Whatever This word has slowly crept into more than just the teen’s lingo, as adults now use it as well. Whatever in it’s proper form according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary : “anything or everything that, no matter what, or used to express astonishment or perplexity.” After the popularity of the Legally Blonde movies this word along with the hand movement that goes along with has become a constant thorn in our collective side. It can be used in a sentence like this ” I said to my mom, “whatever, please leave me alone.”
For me these three are so overused and played that I wonder if they will ever retain their orginal meaning. There are so many more that I could come up with but I think you get the point.
As for my list of words I like to sprinkle in which are overlooked:
Frothy: I love to use this word which means “light in content.” I use it to describe magazine articles I might read or a television show I might watch. An example might be ” That show was a refreshing and frothy comedy.” Try it out in conversation.
Cheeky: I’m not from England but I love this word a whole lot… Being cheeky to me means being bold and I love using this word to describe myself at times.
Belligerent: This means to want to wage war or inclined to aggresiveness. Example of this word usage is ” He became belligerent when I told him to clean his room.”
I hope this inspires you to get out there and substitute some new words in place of the ones you may (over) use in your daily discussions with others. Come up with more that drive you crazy and comment for me below. I love getting comments and feedback. This cheeky one is signing off for now…
Bliss Dubrovna is my avatar and she is a hottie. I admit it, I am a bit addicted at times with Second Life. Second Life is that game where many people from all over the world decide to create avatars and have adventures in a second life. While my first life indeed rocks, my second life does too. Bliss has learned some lessons while “in world” ( the name for when you are in the world of Second Life playing) Second Life is a MMORG which stands for :
(Massively Multiuser Online Role Playing Game) A role playing game on the computer played by many people. An MMORPG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. People log in, join the game, take on their role and leave whenever they wish, but the game continues
My avatar Bliss
So what if anythings has Bliss taught me in the RL (Real life)?
There are a ton of interesting people in this world who I might not have met had it not been for this blog, Second Life, Twitter, etc. These kind of things help you meet those folks.
Bliss takes risks and does things out of wanting to have an experience and I have learned that is the way to live my life too
Bliss and I both dig HOT guys. Enough said…
I am sorry but if you have problems with written communication then neither Bliss or myself will be that into you. I love words and so does my Bliss.
Take a chance. Bliss walks up to people all over the place while in Second Life and meets people. Some she really likes and others “not so much.”
Creeps are creeps! They are out there. Bliss has met the guy on Second Life who gives you a shot of his penis and makes you very uncomfortable. In RL (real life) there are those kinds too. Stay far away from them.
Bliss has taught me that I love writing. Whether I write in my blog, online in the game, or in conversation I appreciate the written language far more than I ever thought.
Bliss and I are hotties in both worlds. Just deal with it, I am the brains behind Bliss and as you know I am just that cool.
Life is short. Live it and love it. Take it like Bliss does, when the game gets boring or upsetting you can turn it off and start over again later. We can too. The next day is a chance to start off anew with all kinds of possibilities.
There are my simple life lessons that Bliss has taught me. If you set up anaccount (which is free ) at Secondlife.com look me up as Bliss Dubrovna. See ya in world I hope soon.
As a side note I have to include this clip of a video from the actors of the web series called The Guild called “Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?” is hysterical. Watch it for a chuckle…
