My Own List of Banished Words

The one that gets me Kathy is "to be honest" as I always expect honesty and if you have to tell me now you are finally being honest I wonder about all the other stuff you told me that was lies.

So Kathy Streib what's wrong with "low hanging fruit'? If we drill down, we just might find a robust answer to that question.

I would BAN almost everything that comes out of a Millennial's mouth. I just don't understand them at all.

And women that are so sensitive to "manspreading" are insensitive to the differences in anatomy. Give me a break, and enough room (and it's not about armrests).

Bill Roberts

"Like" would top my list along with ending the sentence in a higher tone making a statement sound like a question.

Hmm, I have not seen this before, but I am sure there are some words that Roger D. Mucci says that should be banned, haha.

Roger Mucci should be banned from saying certain words Brian England  but good luck finding someone to make that happen.

Kathy,

"the verb boast".  The house boasts a Viking kitchen.  A house is an inanimate object.

Awesome...overused!  

A

At the end of the day...let's be done with it! I'm sick of hearing it, Kathy. Ha. I too think "boast" is misused in Real Estate. 

Kathy, 

Numbers one and two on your list drive me nuts. 

From a real estate standpoint,  I hate the term, "stick built" which is used a lot around here in Colorado when someone is trying to explain that a house that looks a lot like a manufactured home isn't a manufactured home.  

Kathy -  in my work I would say that numbers 5 through 8 are becoming clichés.

my list is simple, hate.. that is a word I try never to say and I am trying to teach my youngest son not to say it either, really no reason to use it

I'm guilty of using "awesome" and aware of it and trying to avoid it. I'm a work in progress.

I laughed when I read this post because last night Rick and I were watching Shark Tank and every answer people give the sharks begins with "so" and it was making Rick crazy!

Literally.  I am tired of people trying to make and saying literally for extra punch when it doesn't even apply.

I like ...."Does that make sense"? ....I like all of yours also .....

Lake says ....Have a great night!

Kathy

I will go IRS . . . .

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

I've got one that drives me nuts: Well, it's one, followed by another: "REallllllly??? Seriously???"

Another one that seems to be coming up frequently as-of-late: resonate, as in "that really resonates with/for me". I used to like that word, but don't use it anymore!

I guess that's two, there ya go, missy, 9 and 10 covered. 

I am guilty of the "so" in my writing, and when I'm self-editing, I realize it needs to go. Sometimes I miss it and it slips through--"my bad" (couldn't resist)!!

I enjoyed reading the post and the comments. I learned a couple of new words fom this post.

I was reading the list and the article and my peeve words were ringing in my mind, and then I got to the end.  I found them there and while not meant to be offensive,  they were there,     you know.

Hi Kathy, so, as I was reading your post...ohh that drives me nuts!!!

Let's add, 'like' to the list.  I here young people using 'like' as a filler word way too often. How about 'you know' and 'you'ns' which a few servers use, 'How's you'ns' doing today?'

Love your humor Kathy Streib 

Yes, a college student that responds "word" whenver I ask him to do something!  Let's put that on the list!