I use the word "great" way too often. I also abuse the living crap out of the poor exclamation mark. I will sometimes use it on every sentence I write in a paragraph, and then have to take it out when I edit.
Pathetic! Great, there I go again.
What words or punctuation marks do you overuse?
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I'm pretty bad with commas. I, know, I, use, them, wrong.
pomegranate / 3595 posts
I really like dashes--because they seem more like how I talk--and ellipses at the end of sentences that I am not sure how to end...
pomegranate / 3872 posts
I agree with dashes - because it feels conversational. Also exclamation points!!!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
I over exclamation mark most of my posts.... I'm trying to stop I swear!! I also just realised that I use the triple period way too often...
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@MamaCate: Ooh, I overuse those dots too...
Do you use double-dashes, or the actual em-dash? I figured out how to do that a while ago — and it was awesome.
blogger / nectarine / 2687 posts
commas! i, like, totally, totally, totally love commas.
pomegranate / 3595 posts
In actual emails and stuff I use the actual big dash, but I don't think it works on here--see?
pomegranate / 3716 posts
I use "OMG" way too much... What did I say before OMG became a phrase?!
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Dashes and parentheses, big time. The kind of crap I would never let slide editing someone else 
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
You can hold down alt, while you type 0151 on your keypad!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
I use "freaking" all the freakin' time. I use the three periods ..., and like other pps I do dashes too - it helps me separate my sentences!! Also, I always use two exclamation points. bahaha.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@mrbee: Cool, trick. But with my memory, I won't remember 0151.
Nevermind, maybe I will. I just need to think of 151 alcohol! Haha.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Oh, single 'quotation' marks. I use it to emphasize a words since we can't bold text. I don't even think I use double "quotation" marks anymore.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
I use the crap out of the exclamation marks!!!! I frequently use the ellpsis when I'm trailing in thought. I also say flippin or freakin frequently.
squash / 13199 posts
I over use the dot dot dot .... .... ....
lol
I also love using exclamation!!!!
GOLD / grapefruit / 4007 posts
dashes and the exclamation! i feel like if i dont use the exclamation it sounds like i'm being rude - haha!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
haha I started the exact same thread a few weeks ago.
I use exclamation marks way too much. And the word def way too much.
honeydew / 7235 posts
@oliviaoblivia: ME TOO... (<--- haha)
I always use ellipsis, I feel like a period is so final. Ha!
I also say "although" a lot.
apricot / 460 posts
Sigh.... I over use - and !!!!! And I use 'Interesting' entirely way too much.
OH and ..... also 
persimmon / 1491 posts
Over user of the ... And !!!
And they must be in multiples of 3. It bothers me when I do only 2 or 4 or 5. I guess I am a little OCD with that !!!
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