Some words I don’t use

9 Comments on “Some words I don’t use”

1. I remember this post, and like you, have never used LOL, Bucket List, or To Die For.
   I was definitely too old when LOL appeared, and too close to the bucket to have a list remaining.
   As for ‘To Die For’, I agree that no confection or savoury is preferable to death. 🙂
   Best wishes, Pete.

   • We may be the only ones who haven’t succumbed to LOL! Thanks as always for your comment Pete. 🙂

2. I think you must have written this post before I started following your blog. It’s great, especially for a “language person” (like me) who likes words! I admit that I succumbed to “LOL” awhile back, though like you, I didn’t like it when it first came out and all my middle school students were using it. I guess I started using it when I started texting (which really surprised my students- first it was “You have an iPhone??” And then “You know how to text???”). But I’m with you, I’m not that crazy about it. I never use “to die for” either because I always think, I wouldn’t really die for this…I never knew the origin of Bucket List, but I’ve never liked the way it sounds 😝 and I had never heard about the “toolies”, we always said “out in the boonies” LOL (oops, did I say that?) 😀🐱🐼

   • Heehee! This was one of my earlier posts and I was having some fun with words. ‘Lol’ is so commonly used now I may eventually succumb! In the meantime, there are ’emojis!’ (My how our language has changed!) 😁🐱🙂 I do use, ‘out in the boonies’ but will never forget my encounter with the ‘tulies,’ or shall I say, ‘two leaves?’ Thanks for your comment! 🙂

3. I have to say, I do like some of the emojis too, especially the animals! 🐱🐼🦊🐻

4. I can’t stand the word “lifestyle.”

   • It’s not a word I use either.

5. “going forward,” why say, that when the “plan” of some kind has already been stated…for what will be done “going forward.”

   • We certainly have some interesting and sometimes useless idioms in our language. 😉