• evil_twin said on Nov 24, 2007....

  I think it was me who you had that conversation with! Um, let's see. I overuse the word dude too. And fuck. And I have a tendency to start sentences with the phrase, "well...." and also another personal favorite, "I mean...."
  
  If I'm trying to get a point across I almost always phrase it, "I mean, really how can you do that?" Or something to that effect. I never noticed it that much until I actually started writing comments here and paying attention to what I wrote in a chat situation. That's when I could scroll up the chat box and see that I said these words ten million times.
  
  And I am so guilty of saying the word 'like' way too much. I don't type that one, but when I'm talking and trying to describe something, it's always, "and I was like....and she was like....it's like, you know..." I hate it. Yet, I cannot stop it from happening.
  
  -evil_twin LA
  

• Mr_Box said on Nov 24, 2007....

  You do say 'like' too much. It's such a California thing. I know a lot of people who do it.

  Having a typed chat with someone does point out the word overuse a lot easier than when you're speaking.

  The most overused chat word though is almost always LOL.

  I've seen Mel have chats with her friends and I glance at the screen it's nothing but a bunch of LOL's that go on for days.

  It's pretty funny. And it makes me want to LOL when I see it.

• evil_twin said on Nov 24, 2007....

  I was just talking with someone the other day in chat and I pointed out that I never use the abbreviation LOL. Ever. I avoid it like the plague. And the only reason I do that is because I used to use it all the time. And the urge to actually speak the words, "LOL" in a real conversation presented itself. And then I knew it was time to stop!
  
  -evil_twin LA
  

• silverwhisper said on Nov 24, 2007....

  heh...my college roommate and i had a 1 minute conversation that consisted of just the word "dude" spoken in different ways to convey the meaning. it was actually pretty funny.
  
  i tend to use dude a lot but i'm not sure what other words i might overuse.
  
  btw: that's really funny about your wife's reaction. :D
  
  ed

• nursecutie said on Nov 24, 2007....

  Hmmm....I say LOL all the time. Or actually I type it and not SAY it! I think in real conversations I say umm....too much. And I definitely say like all the time!! Probably more than I should.....

  When it comes to bad words I say shit alot. And bitch. But the last one is actually a term of endearment with most of my friends. 'what's up bitch?' is actually how we greet each other!

  That's so bad isn't it? LOL

  xxoo natalie xxoo

• Mr_Box said on Nov 24, 2007....

  Kyle I sometimes use the LOL. Or the ROFL. Or LMAO. Moderation is the key.
   
  Ed, I imagine that I could probably have that dude conversation too, and it would make total sense to me. Sad, that is.
   
  Miss Cutie.....what up bitch? Just kidding. But you see, now I'm going to want to say that to you the next time I see you.
   
  Oh man....I just thought of the funniest thing ever. If you had said, 'what's up bitch?' to my gramma I would have literally paid to see her reaction.
   
  Not that you'd ever say that to her. But if you did.....yeah, that's funny.

• Mamie said on Nov 24, 2007....

  I always say, "well, the thing is..." and then finish the sentence with whatever great idea I think "it" is, and the fact is...I probably don't know WTF I am talking about, but I do like to also write WTF. It is so anti-mamie-ish and surprises people but the thing is: WTF do they know?
   
  *smile*

• minniemouse said on Nov 24, 2007....

  I say "son-of-a-bitch" WAY too much....god dammit....Fuck....well, I pretty much use them all....I am trying to stop....the little one repeated me at a very embarrasing moment...OOPs!  I have to say I don't use the word "dude" too much...a guy thing....I do like the sound of using "bitch" as a term of endearment....I'm going to have to start that one over here on the east coast.....

  later....bitch.....LMAO....

• Twylarants said on Nov 24, 2007....

  I've been told I use the word fuck too much too, but not to curse someone, unless they cut me off....just as another word.  So I say "smokin' fornication" now or "fongool", (I can say it but I have no idea how to spell it).  Son-of-a-bitch...yeah, that's another one...I say "shoot" for "shit", don't know why...
  "Not for nothin' "...I start a lot of sentences with that.  A lot of the southerners I work with ask what it means, but I don't know so I just say it's a New York thing. 
  A girl in work, Buffy, calls everyone "dude", even her daughter.  Minniemouse is right, it sounds weird when a woman says it.
  I just noticed that I use the word "I" an awful lot when I write.  Does that mean I'm very self-involved or just not a very imaginative writer?
  

• buckrogers said on Nov 24, 2007....

  The English language is rich with descriptive words for intelligent people to use. The common vernacular used today is for morons, hookers, and asylums. You clean up your speech and you basically clean up your entire life.

• Mr_Box said on Nov 24, 2007....

  Mamie.....well, the thing is.....I say that a lot too. I forgot about that one. WTF is a great abbreviation because it gets the point across without actually saying a bad word.

  Minnie.....I think that women can get away with calling each other bitches, but if a man did it, it probably wouldn't go over so well. Just like girls saying dude.

  Although my wife does say dude sometimes too. I think it's a product of spending too many years talking to me.

  Twyla......you work with someone named Buffy? That makes me laugh. Not for nothin' is a good one. I know someone who always says, 'for what it's worth...'

  Buckrogers......well congratulations on being much more refined than the rest of us morons here.

• wombat said on Nov 24, 2007....

  Fun and different post, Mr Box!
   
  I say, "Oh man,"  too much.  And I know where I picked that up.  From an ex bf. 
   
  I also say "friggin' and "fricken" alot.  And I picked that up from someone worse--my ex mother-in-law!

• Twylarants said on Nov 24, 2007....

  Hey hey!!  I'll have you know I am very smokin' fornication refined!
  Not for nothin'...
  

• princessbitch65 said on Nov 24, 2007....

  Wow you could have been talking to me because I use "Dude" way too much. What is sad is one time I was talking to some girls and said dude! As for the "F" bomb- I try really hard not to say it but sometimes it just comes out. I am really bad with MF too ( but I say as MF or MF'ers) I blame that on my best friend with the potty mouth. UGH!

• travelr712 said on Nov 24, 2007....

  i realized probably 20 years ago how silly i sounded when i obsessed on words. i made a concerted effort to stop doing it, and i accomplished that goal.
   
  i did have a friend who used the term 'know what i'm sayin' at the end of every sentence. it got so funny at one point that i started audibly counting whenever she did. i got up to 22 before she asked what i was doing, and she just looked at me funny. when i hit 26, she hit me! :-)

• Mr_Box said on Nov 24, 2007....

  wombat.....oh man is a common one, I think. And I like fricken. I say that when I'm trying to watch my mouth.

  twyla....I have to ask where smokin' fornication comes from. That sounds so familiar (and not just from your previous comment) And I happen to think we're all very refined here, regardless of how we talk.

  princessbeyotch.....I like saying Mo-Fo myself. That's just a figure of speech for me, and not necessarily an insult.

  travelr......you're lucky you've been able to control your word use. I'm going to try and pay closer attention now. Know what I'm sayin?

• Fallyn said on Nov 24, 2007....

  i say like way too much.
   
  awesome
  desperately
  really
   
  basically i use really big over done adjectives way too much.
   
  i say basically too much.
   
  i mean -is one i say too much.
  i know there are other things i say too much....maybe i could start my own poll.

• Twylarants said on Nov 24, 2007....

  MrBox - It was Waking's DJ name on Uniquely Ironic's post "What's your DJ name?"
  I tried to link it the way ed does, with that gray box with the word "Here" in it, but I'm not refined enough.. know what I'm saying?  Not for nothin'...ha ha!
  

• Mamie said on Nov 24, 2007....

  I would just like to add: uh, refined? WTF? *smile*

• travelr712 said on Nov 24, 2007....

  box - LOL! i'm feelin ya, dude!

• minniemouse said on Nov 24, 2007....

  Yeah Mr. B....if a dude (ahem) walked up to me and said "what up bitch" I think I would have to clock the dude in the head.....but a girl, especially one of my "peeps" would get a great big girly hug...complete with the squealing and jumping up and down.  :-D

  BTW, I have been thinking about the words I use and everyone elses words all day!!!   Ahhhh....over load.....  :-p  Minnie

• lfbno7 said on Nov 24, 2007....

  It's not me saying it, it's other people. It is the phrase that trav mentioned, know what i'm sayin? It is all mushed together into one word and it ends every sentence, knowwhati'msayin? 20 years ago, my boss at the time used to end every sentence with Ya falla? It means do you understand, do you follow, ya falla? But that turned into know what i'm sayin.

• sweet_cookie01 said on Nov 25, 2007....

  hmmm... this are the words i seem to say a lot in everyday...

  1. "Okay"

  2. "Yes"

  3. "No Fudge!!!"

• polarheart said on Nov 25, 2007....

  I really dont like it when people say words repeatedly. . .my mind switches into another mode and then I cant seem to hear anything else they are saying coz I'm waiting in anticipation for the next "key" word. . .it drives me batty.  Some people say "um" in between sentences as a pause and it also sticks out for me.  I try not to repeat words and neither stories. . .when I want to relate a story to someone I will say "did I tell you this before?" or "please stop me if I've already told you", as it makes me so mad when someone tells you something over and over again as if its the first time you are hearing it. . .its like they're not paying attention!!  Rant over, dude! LOL

• Fallyn said on Nov 25, 2007....

  trav....my neice....she's 4...she says "know that?" at the end of every sentence. .....i think it's short for "you know what i'm sayin?" *laughing*

• phoeby said on Nov 25, 2007....

  hehee, i haven't got anything much to add except i thought your post was so funny! it's weird how we get stuck saying the same type of thing, isn't it. i say 'oh my god, are you SERIOUS??'.  
  
  
  the things we say..
  phoeby

• wild-ting said on Nov 25, 2007....

  I cannot think of any words that I overuse in conversation. However, I cringe at the overuse of:  basically, and amazing.
  
  Too many people begin a story or reply with "Basically."
  
  Watch TV and listen to those people. When someone explains how they feel or give a positive opinion everything is always "Amazing!"
  

• Mr_Box said on Nov 25, 2007....

  fallyn.....I saw awesome way too much too. Basically is another one I probably overuse. We have that in common.

  twyla....now I remember! Smokin' fornication. My DJ name was fancy kitty. That's sad.

  mamie and travelr you guys are funny.

  minnie......your peeps! For some reason that made me laugh an awful lot. Just don't start calling your friends your homegirls, okay?

  lfbno.....ya falla. That would probably drive me crazy too.

  Ms. Cookie.....I probably say okay an awful lot too.

  polarheart......that is wonderful of you to ask if someone has heard your story before.

  I can't count the amount of times I've heard the same thing from people, and even when I say, 'hey you told me that already' they still insist on finishing the story. Again.

  phoeby.....I probably use 'oh my god' as an exclamation way too much as well. Oh my god, I said it again!

  wild-ting.....guilty as charged. I say basically and amazing. This post has been enlightening because now I see even more words that I overuse.

• CastingMySoul said on Nov 25, 2007....

  I am totally with you on "dude".  I picked up that shit (another word I use too much) from the big dude on Lost!
  
  Aaaaarg!! 

• Mr_Box said on Nov 25, 2007....

  CastingMySoul......nice name. That was actually the title of my very first blog here. I say shit all the time too. It's multi-functional.

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