'Whimsical' - The most grievous overusers of this word are decorating magazines and hosts of decorating programs on television. Phrases such as "The pierced-tin luminary in the shape of a tuba will lend a whimsical touch to the décor of your orangerie" seem to abound. Groan.
'Foodie' - Seriously people get a grip. The fact that you've eaten chèvre/swordfish/pho does not entitle you to describe yourself this way. Example: After her weekly trip to Costco and M&M Meat Shop where she indulged in samples of frozen fig and prosciutto hors d'œuvre and chicken cordon blue (sic) Kathleen feels herself a satiated foodie.
Call yourself a foodie when you've been to the ends of the earth in search of truffles (not the chocolate ones you moron), Filipino lechon, and Icelandic skyr. Or when you've eaten seal heart with Michaëlle Jean.
'Diva' - It bothers me that an entire generation is using the VH1 definition of this word.
Strictly speaking a diva is a prima donna, a distinguished female opera singer. More popularly a diva is an accomplished female singer of any genre who often has a tumultuous/well-publicized personal life and a presence that is larger than life. Loosely speaking and in the current lexicon a diva is a woman who sings loudly, has an ablility to chart popular hits regularly and who performs in ridiculous clothes.
While the first crop of divas as featured on the VH1 special were closest to my own definition (Céline Dion, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey) the inclusion of Miley Cyrus in the 2009 line up was utterly laughable. Somewhere, Maria Callas is weeping.
I think the word MORON is much overused by computer users. Seems users think that the word MORON gives them some sort of intellectual edge ....... IT DOESN'T!!!
ReplyDeleteTo Anonymous (if that's even your real name), here are a few points by way of rebuttal:
ReplyDelete1) An ellipsis has only three dots.
2) No matter how big you make your letters, I still will not be able to actually hear you.
3) It is not the usage of the word 'moron' that gives me an intellectual edge.