Overused...

[Bbucko]

I chose "awesome" for the rather pedantic reason that it's meant to be synonymous with fearful, dreadful and horrifying. I hate it when perfectly good words get misused.

 

[curious_angel]

Like and, although not a word, lol.

 

[B_RedDude]

Oh, come on, we can never laugh enough online. :smile:

Like and, although not a word, lol.

 

[curious_angel]

Oh, come on, we can never laugh enough online. :smile:

Believe me, there are times when there most certainly can be too much laughter. Now, I'm sure I hid another bar of chocolate somewhere....

OK, reluctantly I agree, but surely "lolz" is, like, soo overused.

 

[sleepiboi]

I have a hard time choosing one of them because the ones I would choose are overused A LOT. Gay is overused, but used incorrectly. People seem to use love too much not knowing what love really is. Same with the word hate. . and like is like...just like...used like...too much like, ya know?

 

[sbb13]

"like" for sure.

 

[MrGoodDate]

Add "so" to the list. So good; so nice; it takes away meaning rather than adds.

 

[curious_angel]

Add "so" to the list. So good; so nice; it takes away meaning rather than adds.

So true.

 

[798686]

'Babe' or 'baby'. Grrr.

 

[Deno]

Why wasn't the word "man" listed man.

 

[TheScotsman]

I would love it if awesome was still used to describe things that were legitimately awe-some, rather than in the Bill & Ted way it's been adapted. I guess that happens to good words, though.

 

[YourAvgGuy]

ok so whatever dude, this whole poll thing? this whole thread man? is like, like, like so not awesome. it's gay! ok? so totally gay man. in fact it's so gay i like, hate that you created it man. ok? it's, like it's no no no YOU'RE GAY! ok man like you're so gay - like, like, like well, actually you're so gay it's kinda awesome, you know man? ok whatever I gotta go, lates

I read this and freaked out a little. I had a student a couple of years ago in one of my classes that actually talked like this. I read the post aloud and thought... oh shit, I sound like... "...."

He failed my class.

 

[D_Sue Ellen Brastretcher]

Like and, although not a word, lol.

I agree. I am very guilty of over lol-ing.

 

[wonderme]

Like - I blame facebook =/

 

[maxcok]

Currently "Obamacare".



runners-up include "liberal", "socialist" and "government takeover"

 

[Sam1070]

Awesome!!

 

[Mickactual]

If I hear one more College-age or younger braindead American female use the word "like" six times per sentence...
I'll like totally hurl fer shur!

 

[Drifterwood]

Him, "Soooo radical dude, it's like awesome, I was like sooo blown away."

Me, "Fuck off you ignorant cunt."

Lol!

 

[schwulboy1989]

What is the most overused word in the English language today?

There was a guy in my art history class last semester who used "like" more than the actual words that made up his sentences.

It was almost as if "like" was his substitute for every punctuation, space, and breath.

I'll admit it creeps up a little more than it should when I speak, but at least the word doesn't overtake my communication like a pack of hyenas on a carcass.