Thanks so MUCH for your ideas ladies. I enjoyed reading through them
Unfortunately I don't have the time to reply back to each of you - sorry about that. But I do have a few things to add now that I've slept on it.
- The word cool is over used in the US because it has different meanings, of which many of you described.
- While cool is a classic word, it has become trendy to use it, hence it's overused and I'm having a knee jerk reaction to it at the moment.
- To Rachy's point, you can't start using other words that feel so very wrong - like hot (I make a point of never using that word unless I'm talking about temperature or someone is hot under the collar). I also never use the word awesome, or nifty, rad, sick, swell, and so many others that have been listed here. They sound completely wrong when they come out of my mouth!!
- Have used words like wicked, fab, brilliant, and hip all my life. Cool for that matter too.
- Hip comes the closest to a substitute, and I already use that word.
Soooooo, I am officially going to try to NOT use the word cool from now on - unless I have to describe the weather as cool in temperature. I wonder if I will be able to do it
Thanks again for your thoughts!