Is it possible that a word can be overused in writing & speaking? Absolutely!
Check out this article from CNN.com about how the word "absolutely" is used too much. It's interesting!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/07/14/absolutely/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
What are your thoughts? Do you use the word "absolutely" in your writing & speaking? Do you feel that you use it too much? Do you know of anyone else who uses that word too much?
10 comments:
I use "absolutely" thousand times. I want the questioners know that I understand what they say to me, and respond them firmly. Now, I think I must try to use other words instead of ..... .Oh,give me sometimes to find a new word.
Suetto C.
I feel that this word is being used to often. For example, I have a co-worker who uses this word in every conversation he has with a client. Sometimes I wish he would find another word to use. I rarely use this word.
Leonie Florestal
My son's Pediatrician uses the word "absolutely" frequently specially when he is confirming something.
Maria Rodriguez - Trelles
I believe that we all use the word "absolutely" to frequently. It is because we always want to sound credible. Believe me, I am a cashier and if I could have a nickel for everytime a customer uses that word, I would be rich by now.
Mianta
Mirlene
A word can be overused, depending on the way, the time, and how someone using it.
I hear my unit manager used the word "absolutely" when ever she is talking to her nursing staff.
Dorothea M
I think absolutely is used so often because it is a strong word, or it give confidence in a response.
Sometimes one used it as a phrase.
As Mirlene said it depends on how you used the word.
Allison
I did not realize that the word was so commonly used. I do not use it in writing rarely in speaking. I have some friends who use it very frequently.
Karla Banton
This is a test.
Lourdes
I think "absolutely" is overused by some people. But I don't mind because I like the word. I find it to be very specific. Stronger than a plain "Yes" or "No". I can understand why it became so popular but I don't use it often.
Rosa Fdez.
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