thaifkrlim Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 my colleague likes to use the word Awesome, he tends to use the word awesome at every available opportunity, thrown at everything like yesterday he told me "You're awesome", this morning , the weather is awesome, at lunch he says the food is awesome, our company outing to the bar was awesome and the girls were awesome My old english teacher did not tell me that this adjective is so useful and colourful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I'm guessing you're friend's American. I believe it's the most used word in the US version of the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tailspin Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 (edited) start using "smashing" or "jolly bloody good old boy" as much as possible Edited August 2, 2011 by tailspin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Shock and Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Shock and Awesome Enjoying the craic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuguk Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 In the UK it`s the word `superb` that pisses me off....seems to me, when said it is people trying to make out they are a bit upper class than me. What`s the matter with someting being good, or even great.....only Kenny Dalglish, as a player, was superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Shug I agree with every aspect of your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thai-related? Oh the collegue is based here. That's bloody awesome (both uk and us covered in 3 words). Next topic please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thai related? Have you seen the immigration thread? Although that is worth every penny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thai related? Have you seen the immigration thread? Although that is worth every penny That topic was awful-i mean awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJIC Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I guess his vocabulary,is somewhat lacking in awesome conversation then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thai related? Have you seen the immigration thread? Although that is worth every penny That topic was awful-i mean awsome. I enjoyed my participation, thought it was awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Croc hunter steve irwin (rip), used the word awesome on avg, 28 times per episode. However, that pales in comparison to 'crikey' that he rolled out an incredible 143 times. Wikipedia is awsome IMo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 crikey, note to self, drop the use of word awesome, superb and lets throw in dude while we are at it (recall someone complaining about that a while back too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I think the current word in the UK is brilliant. Harry Potter and crew use it all the time...a bit too much IMHO...just like the use of awesome. Unless of course it's followed by dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmos Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) O for Awesome - some may remember boxer David Tua, Olympic heavyweigh bronze medallist, went pro (57/53/3/2), challenged and well beaten by Lennox Lewis for the world title before that fight - he was on an NZ's Wheel of Fortune game show, and made his way into local legend with his option to 'pick a vowel' "O for awesome" he said On the same show, my brother's "P for pterodactyl" somehow missed legend status - just strange looks. Edited August 3, 2011 by Atmos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I think the current word in the UK is brilliant. Harry Potter and crew use it all the time...a bit too much IMHO...just like the use of awesome. Unless of course it's followed by dude. I have heard a few ladies?from the uk use "brill" for short-that's usually followed by f_wanke_r. Not in the same sentence of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I'm guessing you're friend's American. I believe it's the most used word in the US version of the English language. It gets better when one adds the term, Dude. As in: "Awesome, Duuuuude" This latest, and unfortunately long-lasting, dumbing down of the linguistic lexicon greatly influenced by those generations that really haven't a clue - x and y. A reversed baseball call worldview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 'Awesome' or 'Owe some'? or woesome? Probably better for him to use the term 'Beezer' instead... less ambiguous. SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean999 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 (edited) Edited August 3, 2011 by dean999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotime Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 How about a dude who has a superb awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 How about a dude who has a superb awesome? There's a 'movie' that came out last year called 'The Legend of Awesomest Maximus'. It wasn't so good, I watched about the first 10 minutes before turning it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotime Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 How about a dude who has a superb awesome? There's a 'movie' that came out last year called 'The Legend of Awesomest Maximus'. It wasn't so good, I watched about the first 10 minutes before turning it off. Was it a porn movie? Like John "The Wad" Holmes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 O for Awesome - some may remember boxer David Tua, Olympic heavyweigh bronze medallist, went pro (57/53/3/2), challenged and well beaten by Lennox Lewis for the world title before that fight - he was on an NZ's Wheel of Fortune game show, and made his way into local legend with his option to 'pick a vowel' "O for awesome" he said There was I thinking it began with 'wh'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 crikey, note to self, drop the use of word awesome, superb and lets throw in dude while we are at it (recall someone complaining about that a while back too). I once made the point on another site that I was less than joyful in being referred to as 'dude'. I could accept 'dud' since everybody has their own opinions but I wasn't in the habit of going to Arizona, or indeed anywhere, dressing up in jeans, big leather boots and a checked shirt, climbing aboard a nag and pretending that I was a cowboy. However putting my underpants on over the top of colourful pajamas and pretending that I was Superman was something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionluke Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I knew a guy who had two words that were applied to all . It was " SUCKAGE " or "RAILLIN' " , rain or snow , pish or super dooper and he was always right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto21 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Hi 'thaifrlim' I don't think I have ever been called awesome, especially in the morning! Now, don't be too quick to launch the word "Awesome" in the bin just yet, the word 'dude', sure, ditch it that word is worrying! Ok, so your colleague is a 'gummy bear short of a picnic' I'm sure he'll move on to; 'stupendous' or 'radical' soon. Edited August 4, 2011 by Tonto21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 crikey, note to self, drop the use of word awesome, superb and lets throw in dude while we are at it (recall someone complaining about that a while back too). That may have been me. Currently my pet peeve is the overuse and misuse of the word "amazing". "Brilliant" will be next on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 crikey, note to self, drop the use of word awesome, superb and lets throw in dude while we are at it (recall someone complaining about that a while back too). That may have been me. Currently my pet peeve is the overuse and misuse of the word "amazing". "Brilliant" will be next on my list. There's no F in cobblers!SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onionluke Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I knew this other guy, who after joining the SWP would always be saying " So what's the general consesus then ?" , and I used to say "Fish supers ? "or " "Pints of heavy? " . And then there was always "Shirley ! Don't call me Shirley ." Fab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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