10 overused English words you should try to AVOID

hey guys welcome to lingual Marina uh I want to just start this video by thanking you for watching this channel I just came back from San Francisco we went there for like a couple of hours to just hang out with the kids and we walked for maybe 20 minutes on Union Square and I met four of you guys who follow me here follow me on Instagram and Tick Tock those people said amazing words how I helped them learn English it's just incredible you know when I filmed these videos I just look at the camera and it feels like you know we're chatting but we're chatting in the comment section we're chatting digitally meeting you in real life is something Beyond incredible so I'm just so so grateful and thank you guys so much for watching these videos it means the world to me now today I wanted to talk to you about overused words in English okay honestly when I watch my Vlogs we cut out one of the words that I say all the time can you guess it's the word wow wow wow wow wow wow let me know down in the comment section below do you have this word that you say all the time and you're tired of it and you understand that you say it all the time but you just can't stop for me it's wow because when I am in this emotional state of really liking something I just can't stop myself from saying wow and it just comes out naturally but this is why we're here we're here to learn alternatives to different words and I actually asked Chad jpt to come up with 10 overused words in English and Chad GPT analyzes a lot of different resources in English like websites books magazines and it searches for certain patterns so I trust judge gbt here so here are the top 10 overused words according to chat GPT I'm gonna name the word and we're gonna learn other ways to say uh whatever you're feeling when you use this word word number one is awesome and again again I can totally relate we use the word awesome when we really like something when we are extremely pleased with something and of course when you're in this emotional state you just can't process what's going on you're like oh my God whoa amazing awesome but yeah it's an overused word and there is nothing wrong with it but it's just like if you're recording a video and you say awesome 10 times in a minute it might sound a little bit weird so there are certainly other ways to stay awesome you can say magnificent this suggests more Elegance like a magnificent dress the art here is magnificent you can say stunning we use this word when something is visually appealing you look you can say spectacular for example the fireworks display was spectacular this view is Spectacular Now the next overused word is amazing amazing means causing surprise or wonder and again we say this word when we are in a happy place this was an amazing party oh my God your dress is amazing he's an amazing friend and yes I can totally relate it is easy to overuse this word now let's learn some synonyms astounding this word can describe something really impressive it's a little bit more formal and a little bit more advanced so if you are taking your TOEFL or IELTS say astounding I'm pretty sure this could affect your score because test makers want you to use Advanced vocabulary astounding we've made living biological attractions so astounding that they'll capture the imagination of the entire planet breathtaking my hotel room has breathtaking views of the ocean breathtaking another beautiful word now guys we're going to take a short break for inspiration you guys are sending me videos of your progress with English and uh students send me videos how they learned to do things in English after watching my videos for me this is so motivational and I hope you find this motivational too let's take a look at a couple of videos hi I'm Anna from Indonesia I'm grateful because top three women in our YouTube channel helped me cry rapidly in my English skill than I thought based on my experience my speaking skill is not confident at all then I watch some 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gonna see yourself in my next Vlogs another overused word is incredible incredible means impossible to believe but again we use it when we are truly amazed by something the success of the startup was truly incredible the synonyms are unbelievable they've made an unbelievable amount of money I needed to meet the genius behind that unbelievable Pizza astounding Yes again you can use it instead of saying incredible it's truly an astounding achievement Joe astonishing his full recovery is astonishing implies amazement at something you thought it was impossible astonishing the prime ministers well we seem to come and go with an astonishing rate mind-boggling refers to something that confuses your mind he received a mind-boggling 200 million in pay mind-boggling so hard to even imagine this amount of money I just feel weird feeling bad that my friend's not dead it's too mind-boggling number four is fantastic what are the synonyms to fantastic you can say marvelous which means extremely delightful or enjoyable this concert was a marvelous experience I would like to say all in all that each team did a marvelous job congratulations to all of you superb superb means something that is done exceptionally well his performance was superb you could have made a superb father excellent we use this word to describe something of very high quality the level of service at Four Seasons Hotels is excellent excellent speech outstanding refers to something remarkable or exceptional he gave an outstanding performance his performance was outstanding that's the most outstanding answer I've ever heard by the way this is a good time for me to remind you that certain words in English have several meanings and sometimes we use outstanding in the meaning of unpaid John has a bunch of outstanding parking tickets means he has a lot of parking tickets that he hasn't paid for outstanding you need to pay all of his outstanding bills the next overused word is cool course meaning fashionable or attractive his new car is really cool how can we replace this word we can say trendy he wore those trendy Architects glasses stylish is another great word if we're talking about something that a person is wearing this is a very stylish bag and we can say fashionable listen you are hands down the most fashionable person I know now the next word that we tend to say a lot is the word nice the weather is so nice today of course we say that all the time what are the other words Pleasant what a pleasant day good morning Miss Jacobs hope you had a pleasant flight delightful the scenery on the hike was simply delightful I must say I found that girl utterly delightful appealing this new restaurant has an appealing menu I mean pedantic it's not an appealing quality in a child now up until the point the words that I that have negative connotations stupid his decision to quit his job was stupid now what other words can you use foolish foolish implies lacking Good Sense while stupid is a little bit more harsh it was foolish of me to go out without an umbrella we are foolish pathetic people tragically suffering from the same ills we claim to cure in it which is a lot more polite there are new bad drivers just inexperienced ones ignorant this is a word that suggests lack of Education or awareness he left some ignorant comments he sounded ignorant can you really be so ignorant about what is happening in Germany unwise is another great word to use I think violating fire codes and endangering the lives of children would be unwise at this juncture in your career sir boring is another overused word how can you replace it you can say tedious tedious implies a long process while boring can refer to a lack of Interest the long commute from San Francisco to LA was tedious and time consuming there are irrelevant tasks and I'm okay with a mild amount of tedious tasks but birthday shopping for In-laws should cross the line right monotonous is another great word I hate the monotonous tasks in my job if every scene is brilliant your movie is going to be utterly monotonous and engaging While others do dreary depressingly boring so good to be away from that dreary little town lazy is another overused word let's think of the synonyms slothful means lazy do you know this animal a sloth he's super slow and lazy and sleeps all day long and eats all the time slothful slothful Sinners they had to work I sit around with your indolent suggests wanting to avoid a certain activity he was known for his indolent attitude towards work natural depravity I suppose active pretty clear the weeks of stunning growth and activity Kelvin is completely inactive and the last overused word for today is crazy meaning mentally ill or unstable people thought he was crazy for quitting his highly paid job what are the synonyms insane insane is more extreme I must have been insane to think you would ever love me it's more comfortable for you to label me insane mad mad means crazy but be careful because it's more commonly used for angry I'm mad at you means I'm angry at you but instead of saying they're crazy about each other you can say they're mad about each other towards your magic absolutely out of your mind unusual is a more politically correct polite word is an unusual situation yes your address is a little unusual for this type of party these conversations used to end with an unusual request and an acting was this is bizarre now remember that crazy has different meanings and when you say she's crazy about animals means she's highly enthusiastic about animals not that she has gone mad because of the animals anyways thank you guys so much for watching this video up to the very end I'm looking forward to reading your comments what is the word that you say all the time that you think you're overusing thank you so much for subscribing to this channel thank you so much for sharing this video with your friends who are also in the process of learning English thanks so much and see you very soon on this channel bye

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Length: 12min 52sec (772 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 29 2023