Aircrewman
SWCA Member
Rant on: "To express something that is truly remarkable, and causes great surprise or wonder..."
I don't know if any members here have posted anything pertaining to the word Amazing that is being used in today's vocabulary in conversation and especially in television and movies. I, for one, have grown weary of hearing it to describe anything that is - wonderous, exciting, marvelous, stunning, incredible, spectacular, remarkable, astounding, awesome, stupendous, wonderful, thrilling, extraordinary...breathing taking even.
Is it just me or has anyone else wondered what the heck has happened to vocabulary in this world? From what I have noticed for many years is that "amazing" is the only word used to convey "something that is truly remarkable or causes great surprise or wonder."
It surely has replaced every other available word that can be used to be a descriptive term.
My wife enjoys the "Hallmark Channel" and it seems that the writers of every movie on that channel cannot find a Thesaurus in a library or bookstore. Of course, I hear the term used in many other settings. It is sad and somewhat disturbing, to me at least, that literacy and proper use of language, especially English, has diminished to the point that one word has to be used repeatedly as a descriptive term to the exclusion of so many others that could otherwise enrich conversation, dialogue and literature.
To me it's just..... just..., just... AMAZING!!!
Rant complete.
I don't know if any members here have posted anything pertaining to the word Amazing that is being used in today's vocabulary in conversation and especially in television and movies. I, for one, have grown weary of hearing it to describe anything that is - wonderous, exciting, marvelous, stunning, incredible, spectacular, remarkable, astounding, awesome, stupendous, wonderful, thrilling, extraordinary...breathing taking even.
Is it just me or has anyone else wondered what the heck has happened to vocabulary in this world? From what I have noticed for many years is that "amazing" is the only word used to convey "something that is truly remarkable or causes great surprise or wonder."
It surely has replaced every other available word that can be used to be a descriptive term.
My wife enjoys the "Hallmark Channel" and it seems that the writers of every movie on that channel cannot find a Thesaurus in a library or bookstore. Of course, I hear the term used in many other settings. It is sad and somewhat disturbing, to me at least, that literacy and proper use of language, especially English, has diminished to the point that one word has to be used repeatedly as a descriptive term to the exclusion of so many others that could otherwise enrich conversation, dialogue and literature.
To me it's just..... just..., just... AMAZING!!!
Rant complete.
