That's Nice or is it Marvellous, Brilliant, Kind, Comforting, Pretty ....?

Ha, I guessed correctly about whichbword the OP meant!!

I've noticed that our highly-educated PM is very fond of the adjective 'fantastic' , as in 'people getting off benefits and finding a 'fantastic job'. As if!

Yes, you're right Delilah, nice was a word with negative undertones in old French as are many words with the prefix ne or ni. I believe it meant stupid or silly.

Rufus

Nice to see you posting! We missed you
Have you been somewhere nice?

Having been reminded of not using the word nice, at School I dont think I use it often, but one thing with the word nice which makes me shudder is the American use "have a nice day".

I'm o.k. with "nice' - even though sometimes used in a derogatory way. Driven to distraction by the constant use of "Wow", "Awesome" and "Amazing", though, to respond to the most banal of comments. Good example of this - an average response by Prince Harry.

I don’t know why some of you feel that you have to defend and make excuses for saying nice. It’s a word that is used a lot in the 50s old films it would have been ‘really nice to meet you’ or ‘he’s terribly nice ‘ I like it better then cool.

Our teacher didn't like the word "get" .

I only ever use nice to mean nice.
The world is full of nice things, and places, and people.

If it wasn't for the nice, we wouldn't be able to appreciate the awesome, super and brilliants.

Or you could use: He's just not very "nice"

That is not a "nice" way to behave.

Be nice?

I think as long as you are nice you probably don't mind people using the word "nice"

Nice and Got were banned at my grammar school.

My primary and secondary school both taught the rule of "no to nice" but now I use it with impunity! It's nice!

A relative uses 'nice' several times in a sentence - and all the time. I end up just counting the 'nices'!

We use it often in memory of a lovely old northern friend of ours, long since departed who frequently used it. (Notice I had to use the word frequently instead of often so as not to repeat myself).

I cannot remember being told not to use the ‘N’ word. But as I am dyslexic, maybe it went right over my head.

I do remember that you should not start a sentence with ‘But’, but it seems common practice now, so I give in.

Rufus2 don’t you remember “eschew, eschew, we all fall down,”

I once said to my granddaughter that something was marvellous. She said "I've never heard someone say that, I've only ever read it in books". Shame.

Vampire Queen, yes, Nice biscuits and mug of tea, delish. But you have to really quick when you dip them though don't you!

I was taught the same thing, 'nice is not nice'. Doesn't mean I believed it!
If I want to use the word, I will.

It comes into the same categoray as being told some foods are unhealthy. No food is unhealthy unless of course it is rotten or one has a sever allergy to it. Nor is there any reason be afraid or feel guilty about eating anything just because someone says you should be.
The good health, or lack thereof is in the way food is used.

However, I will not use the word 'stunning' in place of 'nice'.
It's acceptable in context (Home Kill, vet, fishing and other physical attack) but as far as I am aware, someone on Facebook posting a pretty photo has never actually stunned anyone.

Although many times I wish it had.

Callistemon I had a dear great-aunt who, when caught up in the debate as to whether the biscuits were named for their pleasant taste or the area in France, declare she was going to call them Nickers from then on.

My MiL said " that's nice" when my DH and I told her we were engaged. I never did like her very much!!??

I'm sure I read somewhere that "How nice for you" is the queen's put down to people she isn't keen on.

BradfordLass

I have just realised that the underlying taste is coconut.
They were always left at the bottom of the tin when we were children. I don't know why mum bought them, perhaps because she had been to Nice!!

No one nicked them, that's for sure

Oh no! Give me a malted milk anytime. A Nice is only for absolute emergencies, when there is nothing else in the house.

Yes, I'd eat one if I was really desperate. But I've never bought any.

Ma,fed milk, mmm. Aka cow biscuits.