We Use The Word Hate In The Wrong Context So It No Longer Has Any Meaning (2024)

I hate you. I hate Mondays. I hate it when that happens. I hate the way that makes me feel. I hate that sound, and on and on it goes.

It sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it? We hear the word hate and use it so much, that it no longer has meaning.

Hate should be powerful. When used it should have an impact, slam into us and knock us over with its intention.

When I think of hate, I think of the term Hate Crimes. That symbolizes true hatred directed at someone and it has an impact.

When trying on clothes or tasting new food for the first time we often use the word hate. I hate the way that shirt looked on me, or I hate kale. Sorry, that does not work. Yet, we do it all the time.

Someone asks what you think of a new book or movie and you respond that you hated it.

Whatever happened to words like dislike or a simple explanation? I saw the movie but didn’t like it, the plot was boring. I tried kale and the taste was disgusting.

Why do we choose the word hate? Does it give more meaning or emphasis? No, it does not. Not in my opinion anyway.

Have our speech patterns and the way we interact changed? Is it easier to throw hate into our speech for impact, and to save time?

Has our communication become so stilted that we use the word hate so we can move on to the next question or comment? Have we stopped listening to what is being said? Is it easier to ignore it then to ask for an explanation and have a real conversation?

Social media impacts everything. We shorten all our phrases to post on Twitter, Facebook, or texting. Is that way of expression allowing what was once not accepted in the words we use?

How many times do you use the word hate? Think about it. Have you used it in conversation recently? Do we even realize when we do?

I have been trying to be more aware of my speech and I know I have used or thought of using, hate, at least a few times in the last week. It just pops…