Fantastic and other superlatives?

Nonnie if this is all you have to worry about, you are a very lucky person.

I’m not keen on “hun” and even less keen on hearing people call each other “babe” or “babes”.

maddy don't jump to conclusions, I am grieving for the loss of my son who died unexpectedly. I have plenty to 'worry about' but it doesn't include making assumptions about other people.

I find the rampant over-use of the word "devasted!" should be made a public hanging offence.

I find that I have a favourite word which somehow creeps in everywhere. At the moment it's fab! When speaking on the phone if I'm given information then my reply is fab! When I speak to people face to face my agreement is fab!

At some stage I will realise that fab has given way to some other random word.

Hope you all have a fab day

Jalima thanks for the bit about France it reminded me of something we learnt there which I no longer use but will start again. DS had a penfriend in Cannes and we went to see him and his lovely mother. She used to say about anyone she had difficulty with that they were 'limited in the brain'. I know it was just her use of English but is so apt at times when dealing with a person who doesn't seem to know their own job.

Did I hear recently that 'literally' is now in the dictionary as meaning something like 'really' or was that just a dream? I always want to reply no, it is not at all literate!

I know this belongs in Pedants' corner, but "Fantastic" is not a superlative. It's an adjective.

The comparative is "more fantastic"
The superlative would be "most fantastic".

I shall now get my coat. And my pedant's hat. And exit.

I left a dentist because she kept using the words 'super' and 'fantastic' to every flipping thing I said.
The receptionist asked me why I was leaving and I said because I can't stand the dentist saying super and fantastic to everything I say!
Grumpy? No not me!

JackyB as the OP I think I can disagree! 'Fantastic!' was being used as a superlative completely inappropriately. Are you/were you a teacher? We could discuss this for pages but let's not

Having a chuckle at this post! Happy that I'm not the only grumpy Granny that has such a dislike to some adjective. My dislike of "amazing" is so strong that I might get very rude one of these days!

Have you ever seen a fashion show on QVC? Shapeless polyester dish rags are described as "stunning" Surely only by their awfulness!

'Fantastic Mr Fox'

"See you later."This is a reply I often get from someone I have just seen for the first time, and may never see again, such as a shop assistant or a bus driver.

menopaws .You and me both.
Add to that' basically' if that is how you spell it.

My grandson starts almost every conversation with 'basically'. It drives me mad!

Wow! Everyone on Escape to the Country says 'wow' when they go into each room. And what about 'Brilliant' (usually pronounced 'brilyant'?

TV newsreaders do that and it infuriates me as they cannot see us at all.

I get really irritated with tv presenters who are paid ridiculous sums of money because they overuse descriptive adjectives like 'amazing' 'stunning' and 'wow' and then they cry.

I remember a colleagues in the 70 s telling a child about (7 years old) that he was all manner of negative things. His reply "( Well you ent perfect"). No doubt we all say things that irritate other people. "Just sayin"

Jalima1108, I loved your glaucoma story! Something similar happened to me when I was queuing to pay for meat at the butcher’s. I was next in line and since I can’t stand for long periods, I leant against a door frame next to the person who was paying, and explained, rather apologetically, why I needed to come forward before it was my turn. Without even looking at me, the cashier said: “Perfect”. Luckily the customer, who was the person I was apologizing to, smiled at me and said OK.

At least the cashier didn’t go on to ask me what my plans were for this afternoon. Check-out operators seem to be prompted to ask this, since they often do so even while talking over their shoulder to someone else. Sorry, a bit off-topic - nothing in the slightest bit superlative about people having to trot out stock phrases when they’re bored, and I feel for them. Their own plans for the afternoon have to be to repeat such phrases ad infinitum.

It's 'so, so good' gets me.

'Brilliant' - in response to giving the lady in the opticians my name (??) and the endless, endless use of 'WOW' . That really does grate, but all in all I let it all wash over me - life's too short to get niggly about misplaced enthusiasm!

Wow ! Fantastic (sorry, couldn't resist it !!!!) AMAZING so many get worked up about such a ridiculous thing ...when there is so much more to worry about in today's society I agree with Iam64 and Rosina ............Brilliant (or even Brilyant (!) responses !!!!!!

I enjoy daytime TV progs about people buying houses . Most of the prospective buyers are willing to head instead of go. Prospective buyers enthuse maniacally using the standard cliches. I wonder if they have been coached by the director to do so.

I understand that the social purpose of cliches is group solidarity. When someone is more interested in expressing self as independent self the cliches are abandoned in favour of explicitness and conciseness.