Such quibbling over semantics may seem petty stuff

Since I am a sociology and communication nerd, I am always intrigued how someone's choice of words and tone are misunderstood, misapplied and overtime create unintended opinions and sever open channels of communication. I love to see trends that originate from television shows like Saturday Night Live and Sex and the City that spread across generations. Often times, we do not know the origin or implications of the phrases we are using. 
There are a few words from pop culture that have been exhausted in modern rhetoric. This is my platform to talk about it. I am just as guilty as anyone. Can we all agree that we will find ways to use these words less in the upcoming days? Can we? (is anybody out there?)(does anybody care?)
Let's start with "Hubby." Your husband has a name. And frankly, hubby, sounds more emasculating than putting him in your dress. Next time you want to be cute and call him "hubby" to your girlfriends or on facebook, pause for a moment and think about using another term of endearment- like his name or just the old fashioned "Husband"; it will never go out of style. And I bet, he might prefer a new nickname too!
The second one is "Epic". I know the younger generation has discovered this new adjective to describe your heroes in the Twilight Saga and The Hunger Games; but this isn't a new word, it's been used for a long, long time. This word shall not be overused to describe things that are, in fact, not epic.
Another is "Fail." As a stand-alone word used in a derogatory context or in combination with "epic." From talking about rednecks to the government, I admit, the posters that circulated through email forwards were funny, but now it's just gotten outta hand!  It was funny the first time. 
One that I am extremely guilty of is "Really?" using the same tone of voice as in SNL skit "Really? With Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler." Recently someone used "Really!?" toward me, I didn't like the way it made me feel-very defensive about what I had just said, and that my words were not valid. This tone implies shame to the listener and more than likely creates some insecurity in that relationship. So I should probably stop saying "Really!?!" in a sarcastic context. 
And last but not least, let's agree to stop using this phrase "I'm not a ______ person" to label our self with our preferences or our dislike for something. My theory is that it feels more comfortable or less-invasive using this phrase rather than sounding as if you are complaining by saying "I don't like ____." For example: "I'm not a cheese person" or "I'm not a jeans person" or "I'm not a beach person" or "I'm not a television person" or "I'm not a seafood person" or "I'm not a  fill-in-the-blank person". I think these labels of give others permission to place labels on us. So let's stop and go back to the original means of expressing our likes and dislikes.

I hope you have found an ounce of humor in this bit of communication theory. Heather's theory.