I was sadly disappointed yesterday to find that one of my favorite "not so extreme" phrases is actually a real word. The word of the day for Sept. 21, 2005 at webster.com was "whelm". (As in, not overwhelmed - just whelmed...)
My other favorite "not so extreme" phrase: Most of a sudden.
I think it's still a good word. I'm even contemplating putting it on my word list (http://mrmck.eaglevista.net/words.htm)
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