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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17. 1997 Community 7 Domestic Blitz By Dixie Brunner The English language? I want to discus a global prob- literary heights'. This can make lem. conscientious, language-minde- d Words. There seems to be a parents absolutely nuts. proliferation of really irritating words being circulated of late. Adults quickly point our fingers at our childrens language. Im not referring to obscene words, because I find them intolerable. Im talkingabout trend words that surface occasionally in our childrens conversational circuits. The teacher was so unfair. I mean, like, all the other kids were standing on their desk. He. like, only gave me a detention. Like, I cant imagine why. Another trend word pervading conversat ions of the younger generation hasacertain amount of staying power. Duh, you didnt think Mom would be mad if you ate the chocolate sundae on the white couch? Dun. Duh is a statement word. It just sums it all up. In fact, duh is used so readily, I heard Websters is considering adding it to the dictionary. Really. She was really mad at him, but I know she really likes him, though." Lets talk about a word thats really" used a lot. Really is used to describe most anything... with an added Umph! She is really big. He is really a jerk. I get really t ired of hearing that word. Im serious. Have you noticed how often kids are serious these days?Theyre serious over everything from pollution to the Cool your jets, man. Thank goodness adults arent given to language suggestion like that.. .the bad part is that were probably worse! We adopt watch words that make us feel smarter. Let me suggest a few coping strategies to help you deal with trend words, such as Modern magazines are filled with coping strategies which help parents who stay home, parents who have given birth to New hospital dedication a little terror, and parents who like to gargle purple peanut but- Kane County Hospital administrator Mike Sinclair addresses the crowd at the dedication of the new hospital iast ter. If you have a problem you Saturday. Several hundred people attended the ceremonies. Photo by Laurali Noteman. can bet that someone somewhere has developed a coping strat-egy- ! cyber-anythin- g! Its a global problem. In a meetattended recently. I heard ing five different people use the word global in their normal conversation. I dont think that we should view putting gum under the table as just a local problem, but rather a concern of global importance. We should really examine the way we use the English language, globally, to determine whether we should develop any coping strategies to deal with the misuse of certain words. I think it would totally be in our best interests, dudes. Im serious. After all, like, we probably seem like we dont know how to talk correctly, right? I Duh. Winning prize numbers for participants in Kane County Special Public Opinion Survey Cash Prizes: First-$25- Sec-ond-$1- 0, Third-$10- 0 The winning numbers, drawn by the Kane County Board of Commissioners, are: First prize: 1983, Second prize: 1488, Third prize: 2353. Alternate numbers drawn are: lst-022- and 2nd-241- 1 2, The winning and alternate participants to the survey have until lp.m., September 30, 1997 to submit their numbered receipt to the Kane County Clerks Office. Individuals holding an alternate number must also submit their numbered receipt to the Clerk's Office. way jean cuffs are rolled. Carlas going to the dance with John. Im serious. 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