Recently I resolved to stop using "awesome" in everyday conversation. Ever since teenagers in the '80s unmoored the word from its original meaning (i.e., "inspiring great admiration, apprehension, ...

Campaign launched in LA to ban the word 'awesome' (by an Englishman) By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 12:28 EDT, 7 January 2012 . 226. View comments.

OK, I will admit that I have overused the word "awesome" since childhood — so much so that it's a running joke in my family. Well, one person has finally had enough of everything being awesome.