Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Literally? Totally!


It's a word that's so over-used, it's become more than just an annoyance, it's become a general pain in the ass. 

It's a word that routinely makes those year-end lists of words that should be banned. 

It's a word, like many, that's so over-used that it's generally meaningless. 

The word? 

Listen to any conversation at your local Starbucks or any group of over-educated Millenials, and you will hear it. The word?

LITERALLY. 

No, that's the word. 

So, when it makes it's way into the news writing, even in conversational story-telling, the annoyance factor kicks in. A useless word, holding no meaning, literally. 




While LITERALLY is the most notorious, check the list for more.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/09/these-words-are-so-overus_n_5447356.html



1 comment:

  1. FWMM:
    ---I think that the word ABSOLUTELY comes in as a close second (at least with the LIVE news spots).

    Good call.

    Stay safe.

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