Nice has become such a strange word. Does ‘That’s nice’ mean whatever it is, is nice … or something else entirely? Grumpy cat doesn’t need much interpretation!
I point at yummo chocolate, shoes and stationery (yes I am a bit weird I know 🙂 but I do have an amazing collection of notebooks and pens) and say “ooohhhh that looks nice.” And I actually mean I would like the item(s). But otherwise I use it when I can’t think of anything better to say.
How do you use the word nice?
Now I am thinking about it, the strongest association I have with the word, is with my mother telling me to make sure I was always one of the nice girls. I just knew the bad girls were having a whole lot more fun so ‘nice’ doesn’t necessarily mean good in my book!
I will be watching myself! The next time I go to use the word ‘nice’ – I will make sure I really mean it. Whatever it is I mean 😛
How about you? What do you say instead of nice? Or is the word not fraught with too much sarcasm for you?
Kim Cleary 
I think the girls from Fountain Lakes say it the best Kimmie – it’s noice, it’s different, it’s unusual, it’s noice.
Now I just know you’re busy googling Fountain Lakes…..
I watched Kath and Kim 😛 very noice 😀
I totally like you post on the word “nice.” Maybe the word is over-used. And that makes it not so nice. But being a nice person isn’t a bad think Kim. I think you can be nice and a wee bit naughty at the same time. I do know nice people that have fun too. Just sayin’. 🙂
Nice and a wee bit naughty sounds like a great way to be Karen 🙂 thanks for stopping by 🙂
I have absolutely no idea how much/little I use “nice”. I’ll have to pay attention and figure it out. I have a funny feeling I left nice awhile back and now use more colorful words. 🙂
And it’s fun finding and using the more colorful words Rhenna 😛
haha I love that cat! I got her as my wallpaper on one of my computers at my office 🙂
I think she is gorgeous too 🙂
I hate the word nice. I think it’s insulting. When I asked my students to describe one another in glowing terms, I told them that they were not allowed to use that word. It says “nothing”.
Hi Marianna, thanks for stopping by 🙂 there is certainly a lot of synonyms for the word nice – most of which more richly describe the character of niceness!
Nice is kind of like the word “interesting,” which usually means “yeah, not really very interesting at all.” But, I use the word Nice a lot to describe someone who really is nice and there isn’t a nicer word to say that except maybe sweet. Enjoyed the post!
It is a hard choice isn’t it Suzanne! I use nice too, but I know a lot of people hear it as demeaning rather than a compliment as meant.
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