Another thing to avoid is to use too much praise.

She is probably just making a mountain out of a molehill again.

Everyone loves to hear praise, but over-praise has the opposite effect of sounding insincere.

The most severe problem at present is that of over-population.

The excessive use of salt should be taboo.

Mary fluctuates between having an exaggerated sense of her own importance and an inferiority complex.

If you´re constantly trying to one-up others, you´ll only end up harming yourself.