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Someone made a chart of 128 words you can use instead of just adding 'very' to everything. (Original Post) elleng Sep 2016 OP
thank you. I found it very helpful. niyad Sep 2016 #1
Don't you mean beneficial or advantageous? TexasTowelie Sep 2016 #3
I love anyway to avoid hackneyed, banal, over used superlatives to convey or describe anything. orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #2
Words I don't like to hear, because they are overused: murielm99 Sep 2016 #4
 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
2. I love anyway to avoid hackneyed, banal, over used superlatives to convey or describe anything.
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 01:15 PM
Sep 2016

I always notice the people use who language to describe as opposed to manage the understanding of the listener .

murielm99

(33,085 posts)
4. Words I don't like to hear, because they are overused:
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 03:31 PM
Sep 2016

awesome and hopefully. I think they are misused in most cases.

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