Use you f***ing words

Today in my fiction class something came to my attention. When we're going around the table and saying what we think of the stories, there is this one girl who frequently says that the stories are "superb." Everytime she says it, she drives me crazy. That is a serious word, and it should only be used when it's true. She's contributing to the horrible pandemic of word inflation that our world experiences. I'm guilty of it, too. I say that I hate nuts. I don't hate nuts. I dislike nuts. And I always say stuff like, "Velvet Goldmine is the greatest movie ever." It's really good, but it's not the greatest movie ever. The more we throw around these adjectives and adulations, the more they are devalued. What words will we use when something really deserves it?
Perhaps the greatest victim of this disease is love. Who hasn't loved pizza or American Idol? For that matter, who hasn't been in love when it's really just a crush. Love is a word that has been used so much that it almost doesn't even exist anymore. Love, real love, (in the romantic fashion) happens only once, if you're lucky. And we should treat the word with the respect it deserves.
So this is me saying to you that the next time you say something is perfect or horrifying, take a moment to think, Is it really? Or someday you may find that your words don't mean anything.