Name: Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'
Uploaded: 2014-08-29T14:57:52Z
Duration: 6 min 4 s
Description: Which of the following is awesome: your lunch or the Great Pyramid of Giza? Comedian Jill Shargaa sounds a hilarious call for us to save the word "awesome" for things that truly inspire awe.

Which of the following is awesome: your lunch or the Great Pyramid of Giza? Comedian Jill Shargaa sounds a hilarious call for us to save the word "awesome" for things that truly inspire awe.

Please, please, people. Let's put the 'awe' back in 'awesome'

The word "awesome" once described things that truly inspired a sense of fear and admiration, like the Great Pyramids or the moon landing. Now, it gets tossed around for parking spaces and sandwiches, robbing it of meaning. When every minor convenience is labeled "awesome," the word loses its impact and we lose our sense of wonder. Saving "awesome" for the rare and majestic moments can help rekindle genuine appreciation for what is truly extraordinary.