There are words used too often in our society’s lexicon. The overuse of these poor, defenseless words, or so I believe is, akin to verbal abuse.
Hero... Some people are ‘heros’ just for being in the Olympics. Gimme a break. They are not HEROS in my opinion. Heros actually do worthwhile things with their lives and people that exhibit true heroism do not seem to want to revel in it.
Diva (Unless it’s used in the derogatory sense like diva wanna be). It takes a long time and outstanding talent to be a diva. Diva came from the Latin word Divus, which means "Divine One
The phrase: I would kill for [fill in the blank]. There aren’t many things in the world worth killing for and brief satisfaction.. Well, brief satisfaction isn’t one of those valid reasons.
What words (or the abuse of) tick you off?
posted by Valkyrie @ 6:16 PM
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In sports - WORLD champions. If you win the World Cup in soccer, you are the World Champion. If you win the World Series, you aren't the World Champion, you are the U.S. champion. It gets used way too much.
I totally agree regarding overuse of "hero, diva and worth killing for". I am a purist when it comes to the english language too. I also get irked when I hear an accident scene or a weather disaster compared to a "war zone". A hurricane is a disaster, horrific in itself. Nothing like a "war zone".
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