What a wonderful and unique reply!! Actually, you have said it well. A lot of words indeed have been devalued much like a lot of the "good" part of our culture has since the 60's and especially since the 90's and the Clintonization of America.
Hey, you've made me think of something while we're on this topic and since you seem to care about the language being devalued, you seem a good person to ask.
What is the current American position on the words "yon" and "yonder"? Would the average American use these words? Would an anchorman use either of those while reading the news? Just curious.