I remember I used to swear to myself that I'd never, ever say "Have a good one!" to anyone as they left the store. But I just caught myself doing it.
Also, I used to think I could get away with never calling anything "cute." For a while I was really inventive and employed all kinds of stupid-sounding synonyms, and went around shouting,
"Fetching!" and "Charming" and even
"Sharp!"
But that kind of thing is all over now.
I think cuteness is the appeal commonly associated with neoteny.
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