Posted on January 1, 2011 by Ricky
Category: Misc, News
Lake Superior State University annually releases a list of overused words that should be banned from all future use. I couldn’t agree more with this year’s top choices.
epic.
fail.
viral.
Yeah. THOSE.
Not everything amazing is epic. Not everything that goes wrong is a “fail.” Even if something is a failure, it’s likely not truly “epic.”
And how about just “popular” instead of “viral”?
Enough. Good list. (Can we get rid of “chillax” too?)
Nobody says “chillax” any more, so I’d say no worries there.
I honestly don’t mind “viral” that much, because it’s used in a specific context… the only real problem with throwing that one around is the hyperbolic implications of using it (the main reason why I agree on not using “epic” and “fail” as much, even if I’m personally guilty of saying “FAIL!” relatively often)