I will admit that the howling dog in last night’s sunset was awesome, but the pizza wasn’t!!!
Remember back when “awesome” was a word applied to miles of glaciers breaking off in one fell swoop or solar flares or the birth of a child? A few years ago, I had something to say about my feelings over its present usage, where it is more commonly applied to a good slice of pizza or a friend’s new dress. See my complaints here:
https://judydykstrabrown.com/2014/06/13/empty-prais/
If you want to see what others have to say or to tell us your own thoughts aboug “Awe,” go here: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/awe/
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Your pizza was not awesome? How sad. Clearly you need a better source of pizza because everything should be totally AWESOME. Now … that sunset, that is at the very least, awe-inspiring 🙂
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Awe-inspiring somehow doesn’t carry the sting for me that awesome does. It’s more a personal statement and choice than the all-inclusive, ubiquitous “Awesome!”
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hehe … one of the most mis-used words in the last fifteen years. This post is awesome? Cheers Jamie.
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I knew someone would say that, without the ?, though.
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Howdy Judy, Uh huh, yes as always good. Yet, awesome? Nope my jaw did not drop. It takes a lot for that …. the doggy in the window was nice, too. English usually understate things. It’s in our nature, so awesome is just … too much. I had a friend who used the word all the time. I found it grating but never said anything. Let them figure it out for themselves. Cheers Jamie.
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You have a really good, but not awesome, eye.
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Ha.. What a kind comment.. by both its inclusions and exclusions!!!
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I appreciate this post and agree with it. Recently I’ve started trying to use the word “awesome” less frequently because its overuse reduces its impact.
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Agree. I help by never using it to make up for the millions who do. ;o)
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