"Do you agree with me that this is an awesome question?" A question about the use of superlatives.

Gail will probably begin frothing at the mouth after reading this question.

Lol, dude.

I am really totally disgusted by the massive overuse of superlatives.

I agree. It’s like the emphasis to unique. It’s either unique or it’s not. Awesome has become a filler word for people who can’t vary their vocabulary. It took the place of gnarly.

It seems like these come from sportscasters (not the brightest bulbs in the television universe). We’ll get a new word everyone can use about the time of the Super Bowl.

It is also the result of lazy writers. If something is “awesome,” it is really not anything.

Ironically, I am in the middle of reading a really elegantly written little treatise by the author on his writing of “The Name of the Rose.” It is called “The Postscript to The Name of the Rose”

I’m with you a 100%. They use superlatives way too much. It does decrease their meaning and significance. I myself don’t like it when people do that in real life too, which they do tend to.

Look! How else are you going to tell that someone is from California?

I agree with you entirely. I’ve known people who go on about how a thing of the moment is “the best ever!” Gives me a negative feeling about their judgment. “I really like this!” is more realistic and honest.” At the same time, I feel small being so critical. What I say to them is, “Yes, it’s very good.” They reply , “But isn’t it the best ever?” I don’t respond to then; I just smile.

I think is is GREAT people can absolutely use swell words like super duper. It’s great, outstanding!

I think is is

Do you ever proofread?

I remember when the Tennessee Titans went to the Superbowl. I remember when the Titans won the Superbowl, after being a football team for such a short while. I remember when a sports announcer, who was giving the play-by-play of the Superbowl said, “this Titan team may be one of the greatest collection of football players in the nation”. I thought then, well, once you hit the top by winning the Superbowl, the only other direction is back down. And, this has been true, since that statement was made.

That sports announcer may have been correct, but he may also have put a whammy on the Titans in their future football games.

It appears so.

…When pro football announcers say things like, “He is an OUTSTANDING football player!” ... They say something to that effect every game. My husband and I like to joke about it… Well, duh. “He” is a professional football player for a reason!

Do you ever proofread When I is try to make the point, that having words up the butt,—or should I use “wazoo” because it might not be in a dictionary, ain’t (and I know that isn’t in most) all that that important stressing over, along with every hanging participle, or misplaced comma. There are larger concerns in the world.—

If you is try(sic) to make the point, it helps to be clear.

if you have other concerns, that is wonderful.

Words up either the butt or the wazoo makes absolutely no sense; perhaps making sense is no longer a requirement for a written statement.

Actually, I just fucking love intensifiers.

The only “bug” I have is when the word genius is thrown at someone entirely undeserving of such an accolade.

@Hypocrisy_Central Just so we’re, uhh…clear, that’s a “no”, right?

I overuse ‘awesome’. I can’t seem to help myself, though. I was a child of the 80s, what can I say? Awesome, dude.