"I thought I was going to die!" "I freaked out!" And other extreme MyLot phrases

I have never noticed any extreme phrases by you beautyqueen, and I don't think I use any I am not sure, I guess maybe I don't notice things like that, my memory isn't good enough to take all that in..

I assume people are just exaggerating when they say things like that. I am also guilty of saying things like "I just about died", or "I died laughing", and things like that.

Maybe I'm just an emotional or sentimental fool but I do believe when mylotters use such expressions... although I'm aware that just VERY FEW use them to lengthen their posts.



Happy posting!

I think they are a way of expressing those which cannot be expressed in simple words. I think they are part of what we call "figure of speech". I would like to use them when I need to but I think the time hasn't come for me yet. I have not really "freaked out".

When people say that, I know it doesn't mean they literally freaked out but they felt some strong emotions. If they have tried to make a dramatic effect, I think it is only right to give them the feeling what they had hope for the reader to feel. It's fine with me. I think it has to be an art of speaking, most effectively used in poetry but also applicable in prose.

I do this all the time in my everyday life but not sure if I have ever done it on here! But yes in everyday life I use real extreme phrases. But I do not believe that people do what they say when I read it, well I hope that they do not anyway!

Hi Queen beta, normally I don't use any. I think many like to use them and some use too much to make the postings or responses lenghty. Thanks for this nice post, blessings.

I don't think I do that very often, but I might, and just don't notice it.

I don't take it seriously when I see that someone else has said it either. I think most people just do it for the dramatic effect. I know my little sister is always telling me she said something and mom or dad freaked out. I know that what she really means is that my mom gave her a dirty look and/or told her to stop and/or not to say things like that, etc. I think that's the way most people use those terms, too.

I tend to use littles expressions because it just gives some color to an otherwise boring response.
I like color, it makes me happy and some sayings just convey more feeling. My expressions vary with my mood.
I really don't know if I have a particular saying, I probably do and just haven't paid attention.
I do forget too. I did kill some brain cells in my partying days so who knows what I said?

beautyqueen26 yes at times I have used a little exaggeration
but kept it to a minimum. when I see these I tend to use a little salt on them and do not take them at face value until I have
read the whole discussion firsst. sometimes if I freaked out
really fits the situation of course I will believe it.
for example if a woman's husband all of a sudden tells her
he is leaving and has never given her any reason to think that, yes I can see her freaking out. lol lol

Good discussion.

I go through phases where I use extreme phrases like that. It usually occurs to me eventually and I try to be aware of doing it.

I have a friend who is really bugged by people using extreme phrases in talking about everyday things. She always says something about it, like "freaked out? Really?". Honestly, it is something that annoys most people about her.