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I don't particularly like the use of chance as a verb either. people say they'll "chance it" I think, when talking about taking a chance, don't they? like, "the roads are pretty snowy, but I'll chance it." as it's used on CC, though, I agree it's not great.

I love that list too! well some of it. my favorite is at the top: "green." I love environmental stuff (voluntarily taking courses in it) but that word is just sooo overused. no meaning is left. look up "greenwashing" if you haven't heard of it (although it is a bit of a linguistically questionable word itself...I'm glad to see something succinct to describe the phenomenon though.)
if something is green it ought to be green like Kermit!

I think the person who doesn't like <3 doesn't get the nuance! I don't use that but I can certainly understand how it's usefully different.

I like OMG because it quickly conveys a clear meaning. that's hard to do in text. (internet text! not essays!!)