Comments on: Overused Words: What’s Yours?

By: Brooklyn Frank

Brooklyn Frank — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:51:14 +0000

just, so, and well.

By: Erricka

Erricka — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:50:46 +0000

“HIGH DEF.”

I’ve complained about this over-abbreviating phenomenon before. Are people too simple minded to speak out the entire word? Is “high definition” too taxing for their brain cells?

I refuse to abbreviate just to jump on the bandwagon.

By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:43:22 +0000

I’m a monster when it comes to words that I know are grammatically incorrect. Starting sentences with, “Anyway,”, “Of course,”, “However,”, “After all,”, “And” etc. I try to eradicate these in my professional works but they still are prolific in my emails. If I get casual I can slip.

By: Nevada

Nevada — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:44:58 +0000

I hate to admit it, but “like”. It grates on my nerves every time I hear it slip through my lips, but it happens anyway.

There are a few words that I used to say a lot, but I can’t remember what they were, as my beau started pointing them out every time I uttered them.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:30:57 +0000

Mine isn’t a word so much as the lack of one. It’s the ellipsis … I talk with a lot of pauses, what can I say?

By: jasmine

jasmine — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:44:25 +0000

I find myself using the word ‘besides’ all too often.

By: Irma

Irma — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:30:48 +0000

Sometime I receive a call selling me services I don´t remember for what. But I do the “do you understand”´s saleswoman. It was really annoying

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:06:48 +0000

Nothing notable in writing but in speaking I totally overuse:

‘ya know?’

‘man’ (as in “man what a hard day I had today!”)

By: Linette

Linette — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:05:59 +0000

great, festive, wonderful, beautiful
I guess you could say everything is “great” in my world:)

By: Mariella

Mariella — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:45:41 +0000

Ooh, I’m guilty of using “anyway” too much too.