If it’s true that “all I can say is, Wow!”, then I would’ve just said that: “Wow!”. But I had to add more words, right? Because it seems odd to respond to something (such a picture of something spectacular or a really clever post) with such a monosyllabic throw-away. And yet, adding the “All I can say is…” – is that really any better? Especially since you did add those other 5 throw-away words. Really, we didn’t need any of it. But you threw it out there. Yeah, please stop doing that.

This happens in face-to-face, but it is annoyingly prevalent on der intarwebs. You see it in comments on blogs and replies to forum posts. People want to chime in – I can appreciate and relate to that. It is self validating. I do it all the time. I’m doing it now. Just don’t do that for its own sake, okay? Look at what you just typed. Is it worth reading? Does it contribute? What is your point? If you have a point, then write that down. Maybe say, “That is the most interesting picture of a cat playing a banjo that I have ever seen”. Spark up a conversation.