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Everyone is always saying they’re…

August 16, 2023September 18, 2025 ~ MaryG

What is a word you feel that too many people use?

EXHAUSTED, but maybe they’re just tired. Or sleepy, or weary, or bored, or stressed.

I feel “exhausted” should be reserved for extreme sleep-deprivation situations, like for parents of newborns.

Legitimately exhausted in 1995

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