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I was one of the worst offenders.

I fell back on it constantly. I abused it, misused it and frankly, treated it poorly. I just got lazy.

Finally I gave it up for Lent, and because I have done so, I hope this column will be, ah, ah, ah, compelling. Or at least curious.

What the heck am I talking about? Well, it's the word we've all come to love. And I've come to hate.

The word interesting.

Yep. I suspect -- if we thought about it a bit -- we'd all agree. The word interesting is most often used as a fallback position, when we either don't want to take a real position or are just a little too lazy to say what we really mean.

And because we have so abused this word, it has really become white bread, warm milk, noncommittal. Dare I say, darn near useless.

And I am guilty.

Let's say, for example, you have been following The Columbian's unscientific Web poll this week on which city councilor best represents your views. And the winner? "I have no idea who most of these people are."

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One Missouri Western State University student wants to put an end to the N-word.

Jacqueline Love wrote a paper for her oral communications class about the origin and meaning of the N-word. On Saturday, she presented her research at Rolling Hills Library, as part of a series on Black History Month.

We, as a human race, need to put a stop to the N-word, Ms. Love said.

Part of her paper focused on the etymology of the word. It was first used in 1574 to denigrate black slaves, and it shares a Latin root with the word necrosis. Many things need to be done, she said, before American culture stops using the word.

I would tell them to please get your history on the word, she said. Why we are saying it. Do you realize how much of a devastating impact it is having?

Our culture has glorified the use of the word, Ms. Love said, and some people now use it in endearing terms. But that needs to stop as well, because its not the original context of the word.

Even the smaller kids nowadays, you see them around the street and you hear them say the word, she said. What are we doing to correct that to stop them from saying it?

The presentation was mainly attended by blacks, with a few whites in attendance. Ramadhan Washington read a passage from the book African Holistic Health by Laila O. Afrika. In it, the author described how words and their original meaning can show the lifeblood of a culture.

Mr. Washington believes that this idea applies to the N-word.

Those who use the word should know the etymology of the word to put it into perspective, he said.

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