2011's Most Over-Used Words According to Me

Today's blog started with one word..scamper. Every morning I listen to local talk radio while I play  on my  Facebook. This is the way I wake up, de-stress from the morning of getting everyone out of my way for the day, and wrap my mind around the day as a whole. So, the news guy is reliving what in his estimation was the New Orleans Saint's play of the game and they replay the game announcer who says that the player "scampered across the goal line". I must hear this every Monday morning about 5 times during football season, and I am sick of it, which got me started thinking about other words that have been done to death this past year. So here are some words that need to just go away for 2012..

Scamper to run nimbly and usually playfully about. The word itself, brings to mind little Disneyesque bunnies and squirrels hopping around the forrest, not 200+ pound linebackers barreling towards the end zone. I don't even think they would appreciate being described this way, and who wants to make those guys mad?

Viral relating to or caused by a virus. This is the original meaning of the word, as in "she had a viral infection that put her in the hospital". Now it's used for videos, blogs, recordings of songs, etc, for instance "today's viral video is the lady across town with 42 cute kittens, it's had 200,000 hits this week". I'm tired of things spreading like the flu, and I have seen some of these and they where either made by people so sick they had at least a 106 degree fever which is why they felt the need to share the content of the video with the world or where so sweet I'd want to throw up, which would give the word a more appropriate meaning. 

Epic extending beyond the usual or ordinary in size or scope. As in Epic Fail. No one, I repeat, no one can fail as badly as this word suggests, except perhaps, the guys with their fingers on the nuke buttons. Get some self esteem and stop making your mistakes (or the mistakes of others) seem that bad.

A-ha Moment There is no definition in the Websters dictionary for this one, so I suppose it is self-explanatory. The first time I heard it, it came from Oprah's mouth, so I imagine it is all her fault, but now everyone is having these A-ha moments (they must be viral). Now, after seeing Oprah's television channel ratings, I believe that her 15 minutes of fame are up, it's time for her and this saying to go away, retire or something. For the record, I've only had one of these moments, and it was followed by me obtaining a divorce. 

These are just a few, feel free to add your own. Now I urge you dear reader to go out and do not use these words again.. 

Until next time..ME