Tag Archives: Overused words

Actually, I Really Need to Stop Saying This

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I checked the stats. Thanks to the magic of the “Find” function, I now know that “actually” shows up in 349 of my blog posts. That’s a lot of “actually.” But then I searched “really.” Five. Hundred. Thirty. Eight. And … Continue reading →

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The Word I Could Do Without? TikTok.

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

A lot of people would answer this by picking something like literally (because it’s used figuratively), epic (because not every sandwich is Homer’s Odyssey), or like (because, like, you know). But I’m going in a different direction. My answer? TikTok. … Continue reading →

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