Word: Option 1a(1): a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use Option 1a(2): the entire set of linguistic forms produced by combining a single base with various inflectional elements without change in the part of speech elements Option 1b(1): a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word - sometimes used with the first letter of a real or pretended taboo word prefixed as an often humorous euphemism Option 1b(2): any segment of written or printed discourse ordinarily appearing between spaces or between a space and a punctuation mark
Phrase: Option 1a: to express in words or in appropriate or telling terms Option 1b: to designate by a descriptive word or phrase
Overuse: Option 1: to use (something) too much : to use (something) excessively or too frequently
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
With my involvement within Student Government Association (SGA) at my college I had been given the task to come up with a group bonding activity for the SGA team meetings and what had been done in the past is to have one collective question for every person in attendance to answer. I had decided that I didn't like that idea and searched the internet for a list of questions to ask people to get to know them. I found a list of 200 questions and decided that I wanted to utilize them in a way that people would not be able to only choose the questions they want, so I copied the list and printed it onto different colored sheets of paper and cut those questions into slips to be placed in a box for people to draw from at each meeting. The team that I started it with seemed surprised that I would take it that far. I enjoy learning new things about people even if I may not remember it in future meetings with that person.One day I drew the question "What is your legacy?" I tried to answer it stating that it was my logo designs since I tend to like to do logo designs quite frequently and it doesn't usually take me long to come up with a logo design. That got shut down real quick as one of my fellow team members decided to say that it would be the phrase "I appreciate that" and all variations essentially making me realize that I overuse the word appreciate. Soon after that meeting, I ended up analyzing why I was using that word so regularly and realized that I had ended up switching 'like' with 'appreciate'. I find enjoyment in most everything I do and tend to enjoy when others get excited about things and have found that several people I interact with feel the need to apologize every time they get excited about something and start talking about it for an extended period of time, to show them that I like the fact that they get excited and passionate about things I tend to tell them that "I appreciate that" as to try to help them to feel that it is okay to get excited and passionate about things.
I don't feel that I overuse this phrase, although others may disagree since it's apparently become my catchphrase and people get excited over the fact that I use it so readily.
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Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
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