Should People Stop Saying "Absolutely" So Much? Absolutely! - A Short Rant on an Overused Expression and Why it Should be Avoided - Community in Mission

Should People Stop Saying "Absolutely" So Much? Absolutely! - A Short Rant on an Overused Expression and Why it Should be Avoided - Community in Mission: One of the most overused terms in modern speech is the word “absolutely.” As in, “Do you want some gravy with those potatoes?” “Absolutely!” Or, “Would you agree that solution ‘X’ is the best solution to problem ‘Y’?”  “Absolutely!” What to call this … an expression? A semantic substitution for “yes?” A logism? A hyperbole? … Continue reading "Should People Stop Saying "Absolutely" So Much? Absolutely! – A Short Rant on an Overused Expression and Why it Should be Avoided"