I have been able to change my language before; I hope that I can continue changing it now.

  • "Oh my God" (Eliminated except under shocking circumstances, at which point I might say it. I have replaced it with "Oh my goodness" or "Oh my.")
  • "Oh my goodness" (I say this often, but I would like to replace it with something else. Maybe just "Oh my". I'll choose something.)
  • "Like" (I would like to eliminate extraneous likes. When it means something in the sentence, that's all right. Other times, I want to remove it altogether.)
  • "Uh" or "um" (This is more of a problem in public speaking than in conversation, but I would like to stop saying them as much as possible.)
  • "Interesting" (I use this adjective to mean many different things. I want to replace it with more accurate words.)
  • "Totally" (I use this word even in places where I don't mean fully or completely.)
  • "Goes" (In the sense of using it instead of "says", which I don't do often, but slip into occasionally.)
  • "Really?" (I have a reflex 'Really?' that I would like to eliminate except where appropriate.)
may 16 2010 ∞
sep 8 2010 +