Re: Sonny's New Word

On 4/3/08 2:13 PM,"Ruby Vee" <rubyvee3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On 2008-04-01 08:02:13 -0400, Vox <Vectra3456@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
> 
>> The word I would like to see GONE from the English language right now
>> because of its ridiculous overuse is "amazing".  That's all people know
>> how to say..."Oh, it's so AMAAAAAAAAAAAAZING!!". I just want to gag
>> everytime I hear it.
> 
> That word doesn't bother me as much because it can mean either
> "amazingly good" or "amazingly bad,"and I often amuse myself by telling
> the character who describes her new boyfriend as "amazing" that he's
> "amazingly stupid" or "amazingly clueless."
> 
> Ruby
> 

It's about as useful as describing something as "interesting."  There are
all kinds of INTERESTING too!  I find it particularly weird when people
describe their lovemaking (can't remember who has said it on GH, but I
know
I've heard it on other shows too) as "amazing."