Name: Anonymous 2009-07-29 4:15
As most of you guys know, American/British teens feel as if their lives are so dramatic that they feel they must deprive all the words in their language of their meaning and value. For example, teens will say "I hate you!" to their moms, when in reality the verb of hating is much, much more powerful than in that context. In this thread, say what, if any, words in your language are over-used and deprived of their value:
Hate
Amazing
Awesome
Magnificent
Loathe
I know that in German 'ich liebe dich' is in no way equivalent to 'i love you' in English in terms of what feeling it expresses, I know that 'du hast mir gern' is more accurate. I know schrecklich and grausam both mean awful/horrible, but I get the feeling grausam is more forceful and conveys it better, that is to say it hasn't lost its value.
Ok, words in your language that have lost their value!
Hate
Amazing
Awesome
Magnificent
Loathe
I know that in German 'ich liebe dich' is in no way equivalent to 'i love you' in English in terms of what feeling it expresses, I know that 'du hast mir gern' is more accurate. I know schrecklich and grausam both mean awful/horrible, but I get the feeling grausam is more forceful and conveys it better, that is to say it hasn't lost its value.
Ok, words in your language that have lost their value!