> I just read Sam's latest addition to the Rinkchat archives (Ice Storms) and I *have* to say this.
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> I *suck*.
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> Now, a year ago, I wouldn't have said "I suck". I might have said any number of things to describe the banal level of conversational crap to which I've managed to sink. But I wouldn't have said "I suck". I used to write in Rinkchat the same way I wrote on the forum, which was similar to the way I talk. Something has happened since then, which the latest archive brought home to me in such a way that I could only stare at it in horror and think, "That could NOT have been me."
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> So, I guess this is the New Me. I apparently only have two descriptive verbs at my disposal, "suck" and "rule". I say things like "wow" and "eww" and I overuse capitals for emphasis. I use multiple exclamation marks. Somebody please shoot me now.
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> I've never been one for making New Year's Resolutions, and it's already February, but here is a resolution. I'll say something in chat only when I have something to say, and I'll subject it to *at least* the same level of forethought I use in everyday conversations, and I will try very hard to remember there are thousands of words available in any given situation and NONE of them ought to be "gah".
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> Brunnen-"online-identity crisis"G

I'm always picking up such things. I don't see it as bad, just as growing, you might say. Personally, I like the word "gah", but then I like "arg" and "rah" and "urr" too. I don't say suck (even though I just typed it), because I don't like to use words that might even REMOTELY seem like a swear word (I know it isn't, I just choose not to include that little item in my vocab).

Perhaps flying totally off subject, but I'm going to make a statement and paraphrase you at the same time: There's thousands of available words in any given situation and NONE of them should be swear words or one that resembles a swear word. "shucky-darn" is more fun to say anyway.

And I take no offense or anything, I wanted to put in my 2 cents' worth (as usual).

Qua "likes her language to be colorful but clean" rtz
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