Things I Wish Internet Writers Would Do

[Catseye3]

Please relinquish your love affair with the word 'hilarious'.

Here's a tip. The great majority of what you describe as hilarious is, at best, faintly amusing -- and often not even that. When you use hilarious, what you really mean is 'sorta kinda amusing, maybe'.

Stop misleading me into anticipating a good belly laugh and then letting me down with something totally lame-o.

Thank you.

[Aqua Letifer]

@catseye3 said in Things I Wish Internet Writers Would Do:

Please relinquish your love affair with the word 'hilarious'.

Here's a tip. The great majority of what you describe as hilarious is, at best, faintly amusing -- and often not even that. When you use hilarious, what you really mean is 'sorta kinda amusing, maybe'.

Stop misleading me into anticipating a good belly laugh and then letting me down with something totally lame-o.

Thank you.

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[Catseye3]

Writers for Newsweek: Out of respect for the former prominence of the magazine, please try to refrain from using phrases like "majorly diminished".

Thank you.

[Horace]

@catseye3 said in Things I Wish Internet Writers Would Do:

Please relinquish your love affair with the word 'hilarious'.

Here's a tip. The great majority of what you describe as hilarious is, at best, faintly amusing -- and often not even that. When you use hilarious, what you really mean is 'sorta kinda amusing, maybe'.

Stop misleading me into anticipating a good belly laugh and then letting me down with something totally lame-o.

Thank you.

One of my favorite Louis CK bits:

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[Doctor Phibes]

Hilarious is the new awesome.

[Mik]

And amazing. Everything is amazing. Ugh.

[Catseye3]

Please retire the phrase 'under the bus'. It has long since outworn its attractiveness. You should only use it if the story involves somebody or something being thrown under an actual bus.

Thank you.

[Axtremus]

Be more succinct, and more through with references, citations, and fact-checking.