In a comment, give me an example of a phrase that you consider a
shibboleth. Then, explain why. In your explanation, please try to use
at least one other vocabulary word.
I believe a modern day shibboleth is the word "YOLO". Firstly, this made-up term refers to nothing in particular about life or a person's actions. Over the past couple years, this term has been used in countless situations along with many events that have absolutely no relevance to the actual meaning. The correct time to use this shibboleth is when someone has been honored with a rare opportunity. Many teenagers use the term either for comical purposes or the simple fact of saying the word. As time progressed, the true definition, "you only live once", has almost been completely forgotten and replaced with many other uses. In many cases, the actual word has become a scapegoat for stupid and ridiculous actions or dares. After a failed dare, many kids just say, "YOLO", and use that to atone for their action. Overall, along with many other common modern day shibboleths, YOLO has to be one of the most over used slogans in the past years.
"Easy as pie." Many people grew up hearing this expression however it has been incredibly overused. It is often used to express how easy something is but is quite vague. Also, no one really knows what it actually means, how is pie easy? It could also be referring to pi, but isn't generally take this way. In this case the saying would be sarcastic and refferin to the complexity of the number. Either way the saying doesn't make much sense and has been way overused and therefore doesn't have a strong meaning. g.
"Everything is bigger in Texas." This to me as become arguably one of the largest shibboleths of out culture. Over countless uses of this phrase, it has forged a new stereotype, not one to be proud of, of prideful people that seem to have little care for the values of other societies. "Everything is bigger in Texas." has brought about a shroud, just short of ignominy, over all of Texas, causing many who may not have even been to Texas to now judge its peoples as some of the most arrogant.
Personally, one of the most controversial shibboleths would have to be the phrase, "Go big or go home". There are various reasons that this shibboleth is very overused. An example would be how you don't always have to go all out on one thing. If you don't go all out, your not going to be punished or have negative side effects. Sometimes it's a good idea to be cautious and not cause too much bedlam by making a drastic decision that could have either a huge reward or large consequences. For me, I am a very cautious person and most of the time I prefer not to go for a big gain if there is going to possibly be cruel and painful consequences. "Go big or go home" is a very big shibboleth that doesn't have to be used and rarely is anymore.
One common shibboleth is artsy. People use this word when talking about someone's picture to say that the picture looks good. However this doesn't even make sense. Artsy is used to say that it is a good picture instead of saying the the picture is similar to art. In almost every profile, especially of girls, the word artsy is used. It is overused almost as much as girls saying a picture of another girl is "gorge" or "sooooo pretty". With out Face Book or Instagram this word would not have become a shibboleth. It now used incorrectly and much too often. This word induces much anger in my English teacher and probably other adults. "Artsy" has been overused to the point where it no longer has it's proper meaning.
I consider Abraham Lincoln's slogan, "Vote yourself a farm" a shibboleth. This extremely old phrase has completely lost it’s meaning and is no longer used. When asking the general public who authored this phrase their minds might meander, but much to their chagrin no one knows the answer. Although the people from Lincoln’s era would know and understand what this means, today’s people don’t understand the meaning or significance of buying a farm. The goals of today’s political slogans don’t “sell” toward farming; they’re directed towards the needs of today’s times.
The biggest shibboleth used by teens is "YOLO". The true meaning is you only live once, and it was intended to be used for skydiving, cliff jumping, and things that people only do once in a lifetime. Once teens got a hold of it, they completely changed the meaning. I personally think that people using the word YOLO are ignominies to the rest of us teenagers. Nowadays, teenagers post pictures and caption them YOLO when all they're doing is eating food, or hanging out with friends. In reality we all do these things every day...so it is not YOLO at all. It has lost its power and true meaning, which makes it an extreme shibboleth. If the phrase YOLO was used correctly, I may like it, but now I cringe every time I hear it because it is extremely overused and now meaningless.
I think that lol is a shibboleth. I think that it is overused so much that it is to the point where you are not using it in context. Since it means laugh out loud I feel like people rarely use the term in that meaning. Also people use it as just a word to respond with, like when someone says "I just went to the mall. LOL!" It makes absolutely no sense. The word is even used indolently. Honestly I have never personally used the term because I thought it was overused in the first place.
A shibboleth I often see used to day is "less is more." For starters, the phrase entirely contradicts its self, as doing less will always result in less. If I worked on this article for twenty minutes, then I would only get so much done compared to if I worked on this article for an hour. If I spent an hour writing and editing this article, I guarantee anyone that the argument would be more through, have slim to no gramatical errors, a higher level of vocabulary, and would overall be better than an article I spent twenty minutes working on. "Less is more" is a contradictory statement that often an indolent person would use to persuade themselves to believing they have done as much work as they had aspired to do. Because less, sadly, is not more. If it were though, I guess we could go to school less and learn more.
A shibboleth that I use is "Whatever floats your boat". This phrase is pretty much saying, I don't care.. it's really your decision. I enjoy using this phrase because it shows how one can be such a carefree person instead of being uptight and very hostile. The phrase I use can be used for any situation and it isn't overused like the term "LOL". "Whatever floats your boat" can be used in both harsh and calm situations, and that is why I enjoy using it. I learned it from a Spanish teacher at my old school and the students understood that if it was overused, it wouldn't be as funny or meaningful.
I think "OMG" is a over used shibboleth. Back in the day of flip phones I understand it because it's a pain to type on those. But, now a days everyone has smartphones with nice big keyboards, just type out, "Oh my God" that literally took me five seconds at most. If you can't use five seconds to at least type that out then don't say it. Also when people say it out loud, just stop. If something surprises you so much that you have to bring God into it, can't you at least say his name? So next time you want to bring up God after you have been shocked, don't say "OMG". Please.
I think that the KKK's slogan, "Keep America American" is a very blatant example of a shibboleth. I think this phrase is a shibboleth because it is a slogan used by a certain group and the phrase also supports the KKK's idea of white supremacy. The group uses this phrase in an attempt to seduce other white people into hatred of all other races by saying that white people created this country and therefore they should be the only ones in this country.
"It's the best deal in town" has become a misused, cliched shibboleth. Advertising campaigns are often centered around a particular company's belief that they offer the lowest prices available to the common consumer. Sadly, this just isn't the case. I guarantee you that if a movie at Wal-Mart is $8.99, you could find it SOMEWHERE else for $8.98 or less. It's silly to believe that any store could truly offer the best deal in town. Produce is cheaper at Target, clothes are more expensive at the Galleria, and so on and so forth. The notion that these chains could actually believe that no one else is offering the same item for less is pretentious and pompous. It can be a seductive advertising campaign that often does induce consumers to open their wallets, but I wish people would see past this thinly-veiled attempt to use hyperbole as a method of personal gain.
One of my pet peeves is when the shibboleth " It's to die for" is used in a sentance regarding food or a materilistic object. Even though the speaker isn't usually implyng it's true meaning it seems inaproppiate espeicially in a casual conversaion. This phrase can be defined as a shibboleth because it's a great indicater on one's personal character. First of all it shows the lack of meaning they have in their talking and that they're very materilistic. Luckily I rarely hear the term and I hope that it will never catch on.
"Think outside the box", a commonly used shibboleth that is intended to inspire creative thinking. However it no longer seems to do the trick. It has become dull and overused to the point that it only aggravates me when said. It would be much more helpful if someone would actually suggest thoughts instead of giving useless advice.
Shibboleth defines different areas leaving out others. Like from different countries they have different shibboleths that exclude other countries since they do not use the terms. "Fish and Chips" is an example of a Shibboleth that is a very common mean in England. They use it referring to fries and fish. Chips in england are fries to us. The words are different in England excluding other countries that do not refer fries as chips. The misunderstanding of Chips and fries can cause a bedlam! Mixing the two terms up can make one feel ignominy.
"Par for the course," is a shibboleth that you say when do something above average, but say it to make it seem like you do it regularly. Whenever my dad or I get a birdie, he always says, "par for the course." He is trying to make me think that he gets birdies regularly, when I really know that it is a rarity.
Although many people may not realize it, a shibboleth (though no longer used) is "hacker" or "what a hacker." The saying, or the use of the word, hacker back in the day was used for people who used aboveboard and clever tactics to achieve a goal. However, over time people began to misuse the term for those who used cunning tactics (commonly on computers) to get something. The true meaning was no longer know and people used it for anyone going into computers or systems for the bad. In modern times, not often, you might hear "oh what a hacker" for someone who is being sneaky, of course, with the use of technology. In this sense, hacker lost it's real meaning and gained a bad connotation.
"I wanted to kill the sexiest person alive... but suicides a crime." This statement is implying that the person who is saying this is very good looking. And if this person is serious in the way he or she is using it, most likely this person is self centered. This is considered a shibboleth because if you said this in public then you would likely get made fun of. On top of that you would have people trying to disagree with you. So all around this phrase has lost its pep.
"LOL" is an example of a shibboleth. It is often misused and overused. The originally usage for this acronym was to convey a reaction or emotion in response to the anecdote told. These days, people feel obligated to just use the word. It is often used as a filler word, to make something less harsh, less awkward or something that maybe mildly amusing. However, most people type "LOL" with an emotionless face. "LOL" has lost it's true meaning and power. Almost every conversation has "LOL" in it, showing how much it is used. The acronym is misused so much, mostly as a filler word, that it is basically meaningless.
I think one shibboleth that is especially overused in our generation is the word "awkward". The term has lost much of its effect due to the fact that people use it all the time to to describe almost any possible scenario. For example, you may here someone say something like "oops I dropped my pen, awkward!" when in reality, this situation may be a slight inconvenience but in no way is it "awkward". So while originally, awkward may have been a word with some substance it no longer has the impact that in once did as a result of the common mis use and over use of the term.
One phrase I consider a shibboleth, is "Mazel Tov." This distinguishing phrase of the Jewish community is often used to congratulate someone on an achievement or happy occasion. It is a common phrase which the non-Jewish community associates with the Jewish community. Especially after bar and bat mitzvahs, the congregation erupts into bedlam of multiple Mazel Tovs. Interestingly enough, this phrase is not used in the way that the expression "good luck" is in English, but rather, "lucky you."
The shibboleth "ROFL" is somewhat overused in online speak. ROFL stands for "Rolling on the floor laughing", which is a step up from LOL (laughing out loud). I think ROFL is overused because, is the person really rolling around on the floor? Even someone actually loling seems unlikely, because the thing they find amusing is probably not THAT funny! If someone says rofl to me I will stir up some bedlam.
Over the last year, I think that "YOLO" is a shibboleth. It stands for "you only live once". It was originally used as a motivation to break people out of their comfort zone, and maybe take some risks. Now, while I agree that it is very overused, i do not have a problem with this slogan. I have seen many people cause bedlam just from hearing the word. I think it is a clever saying that just got unlucky with how people used it. Mainly, people are just trying to be funny by saying "YOLO", They think it makes them funnier and cooler. While in the same way, people that freak out are also just trying to attract attention. Not many sayings should make someone as angry as some people pretend to be when hearing "YOLO". I do not have a preference on many shibboleths, but i do enjoy sitting back and noticing who is trying to hard to be cool.
A modern day shibboleth, especially for me, would be the word legit. I always tend to say, “That’s legit, “ to just about everything. After about the first 5 times of saying it, the word tends to lose its meaning. Now it is an overused saying that induces anger in my parents, piano teacher, and dance teacher to no ends. The word legitimate means, legal or real, in essence. I have attempted to stop saying that’s legit because it has no contextual meaning anymore because by saying legit in place of awesome, I have changed the meaning of the word, therefore making it lose its true meaning.
A modern shibboleth would have to be "OMG". I see it and here it way to much, an alarming amount from my mom. When people say that it usually because they forgot someones birthday, or something that not really important, which completely defeats the purpose of it. I find it is actually rarely used for what its designed for, which kind of defeats the purpose of it. Like just the other day while I was meandering through the halls, I realized that classes started at 9:00 and so I texted my mom to let her know. She immediately texted back, OMG I'm so sorry. There really was no need for her to say that, it wasn't a big deal. People should either, A, stop using it, or B, use it correctly.
A word that is a modern shibboleth is the word "good". You'd think that it would be a simple word to use, but, no. Instead people chose to use it in place of the word "oh" or perhaps instead of just staying silent. For example many times I have said things along the lines of "oucchhh, my knee hurts so bad" or "did you know that we have soccer practice tomorrow?" After I say things like these sentences, people often respond with the word "good". This angers me because obviously a realistic answer should not be the word "good" when people express their pain or plans. The word "good" is simply an indolent word, when really you should respond with a more complex sentence or word, or at least one that makes sense.
I believe a modern day shibboleth is the word "YOLO". Firstly, this made-up term refers to nothing in particular about life or a person's actions. Over the past couple years, this term has been used in countless situations along with many events that have absolutely no relevance to the actual meaning. The correct time to use this shibboleth is when someone has been honored with a rare opportunity. Many teenagers use the term either for comical purposes or the simple fact of saying the word. As time progressed, the true definition, "you only live once", has almost been completely forgotten and replaced with many other uses. In many cases, the actual word has become a scapegoat for stupid and ridiculous actions or dares. After a failed dare, many kids just say, "YOLO", and use that to atone for their action. Overall, along with many other common modern day shibboleths, YOLO has to be one of the most over used slogans in the past years.
ReplyDelete"Easy as pie." Many people grew up hearing this expression however it has been incredibly overused. It is often used to express how easy something is but is quite vague. Also, no one really knows what it actually means, how is pie easy? It could also be referring to pi, but isn't generally take this way. In this case the saying would be sarcastic and refferin to the complexity of the number. Either way the saying doesn't make much sense and has been way overused and therefore doesn't have a strong meaning. g.
ReplyDelete"Everything is bigger in Texas." This to me as become arguably one of the largest shibboleths of out culture. Over countless uses of this phrase, it has forged a new stereotype, not one to be proud of, of prideful people that seem to have little care for the values of other societies. "Everything is bigger in Texas." has brought about a shroud, just short of ignominy, over all of Texas, causing many who may not have even been to Texas to now judge its peoples as some of the most arrogant.
ReplyDeletePersonally, one of the most controversial shibboleths would have to be the phrase, "Go big or go home". There are various reasons that this shibboleth is very overused. An example would be how you don't always have to go all out on one thing. If you don't go all out, your not going to be punished or have negative side effects. Sometimes it's a good idea to be cautious and not cause too much bedlam by making a drastic decision that could have either a huge reward or large consequences. For me, I am a very cautious person and most of the time I prefer not to go for a big gain if there is going to possibly be cruel and painful consequences. "Go big or go home" is a very big shibboleth that doesn't have to be used and rarely is anymore.
ReplyDeleteOne common shibboleth is artsy. People use this word when talking about someone's picture to say that the picture looks good. However this doesn't even make sense. Artsy is used to say that it is a good picture instead of saying the the picture is similar to art. In almost every profile, especially of girls, the word artsy is used. It is overused almost as much as girls saying a picture of another girl is "gorge" or "sooooo pretty". With out Face Book or Instagram this word would not have become a shibboleth. It now used incorrectly and much too often. This word induces much anger in my English teacher and probably other adults. "Artsy" has been overused to the point where it no longer has it's proper meaning.
ReplyDeleteI consider Abraham Lincoln's slogan, "Vote yourself a farm" a shibboleth. This extremely old phrase has completely lost it’s meaning and is no longer used. When asking the general public who authored this phrase their minds might meander, but much to their chagrin no one knows the answer. Although the people from Lincoln’s era would know and understand what this means, today’s people don’t understand the meaning or significance of buying a farm. The goals of today’s political slogans don’t “sell” toward farming; they’re directed towards the needs of today’s times.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest shibboleth used by teens is "YOLO". The true meaning is you only live once, and it was intended to be used for skydiving, cliff jumping, and things that people only do once in a lifetime. Once teens got a hold of it, they completely changed the meaning. I personally think that people using the word YOLO are ignominies to the rest of us teenagers. Nowadays, teenagers post pictures and caption them YOLO when all they're doing is eating food, or hanging out with friends. In reality we all do these things every day...so it is not YOLO at all. It has lost its power and true meaning, which makes it an extreme shibboleth. If the phrase YOLO was used correctly, I may like it, but now I cringe every time I hear it because it is extremely overused and now meaningless.
ReplyDeleteI think that lol is a shibboleth. I think that it is overused so much that it is to the point where you are not using it in context. Since it means laugh out loud I feel like people rarely use the term in that meaning. Also people use it as just a word to respond with, like when someone says "I just went to the mall. LOL!" It makes absolutely no sense. The word is even used indolently. Honestly I have never personally used the term because I thought it was overused in the first place.
ReplyDeleteA shibboleth I often see used to day is "less is more." For starters, the phrase entirely contradicts its self, as doing less will always result in less. If I worked on this article for twenty minutes, then I would only get so much done compared to if I worked on this article for an hour. If I spent an hour writing and editing this article, I guarantee anyone that the argument would be more through, have slim to no gramatical errors, a higher level of vocabulary, and would overall be better than an article I spent twenty minutes working on. "Less is more" is a contradictory statement that often an indolent person would use to persuade themselves to believing they have done as much work as they had aspired to do. Because less, sadly, is not more. If it were though, I guess we could go to school less and learn more.
ReplyDeleteA shibboleth that I use is "Whatever floats your boat". This phrase is pretty much saying, I don't care.. it's really your decision. I enjoy using this phrase because it shows how one can be such a carefree person instead of being uptight and very hostile. The phrase I use can be used for any situation and it isn't overused like the term "LOL". "Whatever floats your boat" can be used in both harsh and calm situations, and that is why I enjoy using it. I learned it from a Spanish teacher at my old school and the students understood that if it was overused, it wouldn't be as funny or meaningful.
ReplyDeleteI think "OMG" is a over used shibboleth. Back in the day of flip phones I understand it because it's a pain to type on those. But, now a days everyone has smartphones with nice big keyboards, just type out, "Oh my God" that literally took me five seconds at most. If you can't use five seconds to at least type that out then don't say it. Also when people say it out loud, just stop. If something surprises you so much that you have to bring God into it, can't you at least say his name? So next time you want to bring up God after you have been shocked, don't say "OMG". Please.
ReplyDeleteI think that the KKK's slogan, "Keep America American" is a very blatant example of a shibboleth. I think this phrase is a shibboleth because it is a slogan used by a certain group and the phrase also supports the KKK's idea of white supremacy. The group uses this phrase in an attempt to seduce other white people into hatred of all other races by saying that white people created this country and therefore they should be the only ones in this country.
ReplyDelete"It's the best deal in town" has become a misused, cliched shibboleth. Advertising campaigns are often centered around a particular company's belief that they offer the lowest prices available to the common consumer. Sadly, this just isn't the case. I guarantee you that if a movie at Wal-Mart is $8.99, you could find it SOMEWHERE else for $8.98 or less. It's silly to believe that any store could truly offer the best deal in town. Produce is cheaper at Target, clothes are more expensive at the Galleria, and so on and so forth. The notion that these chains could actually believe that no one else is offering the same item for less is pretentious and pompous. It can be a seductive advertising campaign that often does induce consumers to open their wallets, but I wish people would see past this thinly-veiled attempt to use hyperbole as a method of personal gain.
ReplyDeleteOne of my pet peeves is when the shibboleth " It's to die for" is used in a sentance regarding food or a materilistic object. Even though the speaker isn't usually implyng it's true meaning it seems inaproppiate espeicially in a casual conversaion. This phrase can be defined as a shibboleth because it's a great indicater on one's personal character. First of all it shows the lack of meaning they have in their talking and that they're very materilistic. Luckily I rarely hear the term and I hope that it will never catch on.
ReplyDelete"Think outside the box", a commonly used shibboleth that is intended to inspire creative thinking. However it no longer seems to do the trick. It has become dull and overused to the point that it only aggravates me when said. It would be much more helpful if someone would actually suggest thoughts instead of giving useless advice.
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DeleteShibboleth defines different areas leaving out others. Like from different countries they have different shibboleths that exclude other countries since they do not use the terms. "Fish and Chips" is an example of a Shibboleth that is a very common mean in England. They use it referring to fries and fish. Chips in england are fries to us. The words are different in England excluding other countries that do not refer fries as chips. The misunderstanding of Chips and fries can cause a bedlam! Mixing the two terms up can make one feel ignominy.
ReplyDelete"Par for the course," is a shibboleth that you say when do something above average, but say it to make it seem like you do it regularly. Whenever my dad or I get a birdie, he always says, "par for the course." He is trying to make me think that he gets birdies regularly, when I really know that it is a rarity.
ReplyDeleteAlthough many people may not realize it, a shibboleth (though no longer used) is "hacker" or "what a hacker." The saying, or the use of the word, hacker back in the day was used for people who used aboveboard and clever tactics to achieve a goal. However, over time people began to misuse the term for those who used cunning tactics (commonly on computers) to get something. The true meaning was no longer know and people used it for anyone going into computers or systems for the bad. In modern times, not often, you might hear "oh what a hacker" for someone who is being sneaky, of course, with the use of technology. In this sense, hacker lost it's real meaning and gained a bad connotation.
ReplyDelete"I wanted to kill the sexiest person alive... but suicides a crime." This statement is implying that the person who is saying this is very good looking. And if this person is serious in the way he or she is using it, most likely this person is self centered. This is considered a shibboleth because if you said this in public then you would likely get made fun of. On top of that you would have people trying to disagree with you. So all around this phrase has lost its pep.
ReplyDelete"LOL" is an example of a shibboleth. It is often misused and overused. The originally usage for this acronym was to convey a reaction or emotion in response to the anecdote told. These days, people feel obligated to just use the word. It is often used as a filler word, to make something less harsh, less awkward or something that maybe mildly amusing. However, most people type "LOL" with an emotionless face. "LOL" has lost it's true meaning and power. Almost every conversation has "LOL" in it, showing how much it is used. The acronym is misused so much, mostly as a filler word, that it is basically meaningless.
ReplyDeleteI think one shibboleth that is especially overused in our generation is the word "awkward". The term has lost much of its effect due to the fact that people use it all the time to to describe almost any possible scenario. For example, you may here someone say something like "oops I dropped my pen, awkward!" when in reality, this situation may be a slight inconvenience but in no way is it "awkward". So while originally, awkward may have been a word with some substance it no longer has the impact that in once did as a result of the common mis use and over use of the term.
ReplyDeleteOne phrase I consider a shibboleth, is "Mazel Tov." This distinguishing phrase of the Jewish community is often used to congratulate someone on an achievement or happy occasion. It is a common phrase which the non-Jewish community associates with the Jewish community. Especially after bar and bat mitzvahs, the congregation erupts into bedlam of multiple Mazel Tovs. Interestingly enough, this phrase is not used in the way that the expression "good luck" is in English, but rather, "lucky you."
ReplyDeleteThe shibboleth "ROFL" is somewhat overused in online speak. ROFL stands for "Rolling on the floor laughing", which is a step up from LOL (laughing out loud). I think ROFL is overused because, is the person really rolling around on the floor? Even someone actually loling seems unlikely, because the thing they find amusing is probably not THAT funny! If someone says rofl to me I will stir up some bedlam.
ReplyDeleteOver the last year, I think that "YOLO" is a shibboleth. It stands for "you only live once". It was originally used as a motivation to break people out of their comfort zone, and maybe take some risks. Now, while I agree that it is very overused, i do not have a problem with this slogan. I have seen many people cause bedlam just from hearing the word. I think it is a clever saying that just got unlucky with how people used it. Mainly, people are just trying to be funny by saying "YOLO", They think it makes them funnier and cooler. While in the same way, people that freak out are also just trying to attract attention. Not many sayings should make someone as angry as some people pretend to be when hearing "YOLO". I do not have a preference on many shibboleths, but i do enjoy sitting back and noticing who is trying to hard to be cool.
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ReplyDeleteA modern day shibboleth, especially for me, would be the word legit. I always tend to say, “That’s legit, “ to just about everything. After about the first 5 times of saying it, the word tends to lose its meaning. Now it is an overused saying that induces anger in my parents, piano teacher, and dance teacher to no ends. The word legitimate means, legal or real, in essence. I have attempted to stop saying that’s legit because it has no contextual meaning anymore because by saying legit in place of awesome, I have changed the meaning of the word, therefore making it lose its true meaning.
ReplyDeleteA modern shibboleth would have to be "OMG". I see it and here it way to much, an alarming amount from my mom. When people say that it usually because they forgot someones birthday, or something that not really important, which completely defeats the purpose of it. I find it is actually rarely used for what its designed for, which kind of defeats the purpose of it. Like just the other day while I was meandering through the halls, I realized that classes started at 9:00 and so I texted my mom to let her know. She immediately texted back, OMG I'm so sorry. There really was no need for her to say that, it wasn't a big deal. People should either, A, stop using it, or B, use it correctly.
ReplyDeleteA word that is a modern shibboleth is the word "good". You'd think that it would be a simple word to use, but, no. Instead people chose to use it in place of the word "oh" or perhaps instead of just staying silent. For example many times I have said things along the lines of "oucchhh, my knee hurts so bad" or "did you know that we have soccer practice tomorrow?" After I say things like these sentences, people often respond with the word "good". This angers me because obviously a realistic answer should not be the word "good" when people express their pain or plans. The word "good" is simply an indolent word, when really you should respond with a more complex sentence or word, or at least one that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI think that a good example of an overused shibboleth is "What goes around comes around." It is basically a way to tell people to do the right thing, but I think that it is so overused that it has lost its meaning. While it does convey a good message, the saying itself has been so overused and drawn out that it has become cliché. I think that there are better ways to tell people to do the right thing without using such a played out and unoriginal saying.
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