Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Anything But Awesome

I am declaring war on the word awesome. I shall smite it, trample it, and stamp it out at all costs. Of course, if this word were ever truly extinguished it would cut the average American's vocabulary by half. Another result would be an alarming drop in comments on Facebook.  So, what might people say instead? Perhaps alarming, astonishing, awe-inspiring, beautiful, breathtaking, daunting, exalted, or formidable. How about grand, glorious, impressive, imposing, magnificent, majestic, mind-blowing or moving? No? Okay, then try striking, stunning, stupefying, wonderful, wondrous, cool, groovy, fabulous, fantastic, far out. Anything but awesome.

Try it: Dare to be different.


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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 26, 2012 at 5:53 PM

    TOO AWESOME FOR WORDS

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  2. Andrea SchamisJune 26, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    I am stunned by how many people responded to this post with the word "awesome."

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  3. denebJune 30, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    am so glad you did not dis AMAZING. that is my favorite word for Africa. so far. and humbling.

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  4. denebJanuary 7, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    old post, and I like it. I am fond of the word fabulous these days. and itinerary. and spontaneous.

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  5. Andrea SchamisJanuary 7, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Fabulous seems to me appropriate only for Hollywood parties. Itinerary is limited, although I guess you have a lot of them. Spontaneous is good, but when do you say it? (I guess only on the spur of the moment.)

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