Surreal
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This word is on my list of words never to use. Why? Because it has become over-used, and meaningless. Just like awesome, which is applied to everything from a good hamburger to a handsome guy. Please. Find another adjective.
When I hear someone saying some experience was surreal, I’m often tempted to ask if they know the meaning of the word. Here are some synonyms:
unreal, bizarre, unusual, weird, strange, freakish, unearthly, uncanny, dreamlike, phantasmagorical |
Are you sure you want to apply such words to every experience during the course of your day? I mean, a good pizza is a thing of beauty, but is it really phantasmagorical? Maybe, if you were THAT hungry!
We have fallen into the habit of using superlative words to describe normal things. If your walk in the park was surreal, then what are you going to use to describe an unusually beautiful sunset? Oh, wait. I know. Awesome. Totally awesome.
THIS is surreal:
Most things in our daily lives are not surreal. Really.
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Love it , so true ✌️
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Tptally awesome thanks for your surreal comment 🙂
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So true….now let people think…. How that elephant climbed the tree…and the elephantal balance….
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I think he was actually created by Dr. Seuss. Horton the Who. Seuss’s whole world was –uh–surreal 🙂
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A good post which helps the reader to better understand the meaning and usage of surreal. Thanks for this. I am edified myself.
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Thanks. I’m glad if my little lecture was helpful.
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It was indeed!
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I agree, Alice’s experience in Wonderland was surreal, so was Dorothy’s in the land of Oz for that matter, but for most of us a Salvador Dali on the living room wall is as surreal as life gets.
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So true. And since I’m not a big fan of Dali, it would be totally, awesomely surreal 🙂
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I like your point of view.
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Thank you. It’s the English teacher in me 🙂
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