How is that pronounced differently from veggies? Vej-ehs instead of vej-ees? Yes, that’s far more mature and adult.
Can I mention again how much I hate the word “tot,” especially used in news headlines? I know why it’s used: because it’s three letters, two of which are thin. But damn, it grates.
I hate it with the white hot hatred of 1000 blinding bright suns.
In fact, there is a new restaurant I have heard good things about that I refuse to patronize because they have a section on their menu titled “Sammies!”.
I’m not a freaking 8 year so stop talking to me like you think I am.
Veggie and vegetable have two different meanings. Vegetables are what you buy at the grocery store. Veggies are what they put on you Subway sub. If you have a bunch of vegetables cut up into small pieces, and it’s not a salad, they are veggies.
Veggie platter (cut up vegetables on a platter with dip)
Shish Kabobs require veggies, same with a stir fry.
The soggy paper plate of sliced tomatoes, onions, pickles and a few leaves of lettuce sitting next to the buns at the BBQ, those are veggies.
It’s always amazing how people get upset over something so innocuous. The only thing worse might be getting upset over a thread about people who are upset over something so innocuous. Shit, I’ve gone cross eyed now.
Anyhoo.
It’s always amazing how people get upset over people getting upset over something so innocuous, as if there is only one thing in the world that someone can be focused on at any one time at the expense of everything else. My life does not stop because something annoys me, and most of us are not so busy that we can’t spare a minute or two to register annoyance about it.
“Veggies” doesn’t bug me, but I hate the word “panties”. It truly makes me wince. “Undies” is marginally ok.
“Hubby” doesn’t get to me, but “sammich” does. Never really heard (or seen written) “sammy”.
I can deal with “anyhoo”, but “prolly” makes me think less of the writer.
Yes, I’m fickle and judgmental, what’s your point?
Starts a slow golf clap.
H/She’s right. There’s a time and a place for veggies that doesn’t come across as infantile. Someone who says their trying to get their DH to eat more veggies? Kick in the shin. But someone who asks for my veggie dip recipe? Not so much.
“Meat and two vegetables” just doesn’t roll off the tongue.
Hate “veg”, no problem with “veggies”.
Completely squicked out by “yummy” when it’s used to describe a person, as in “Oooh! Colin Firth is yummy!!” {{{shudder}}}
I have been buying these bags, have a couple of them in the fridge right this very minute.
And now, after reading this…the name is really beginning to bother me. I can hardly stand it!
Curse you! You who started this thread!
Don’t mind veggies at all. Perhaps I’m just lazy of speech. I can’t abide ‘hubby’ though. Or kiddies. <vomit>
It does if you’re a really sloppy eater.
ME TOO! It’s like vagina wedgies.
Yeah but I like to veg on the couch.
Another vote for hating the word “hubby”. A co-worker asked me “And how’s hubby?” last week and I had to ask her to repeat herself before I realized she was asking after my dear spouse. (I thought she was asking after someone named “Habeeb”!! I never use the uber-ridiculous word “hubby”!!)
The word “veggies” is an attempt to make vegetables seem fun (to a 3 year old). It doesn’t work any more than calling dog shit “chocolate”.
This may not be pit worthy…however, if a medical professional instructed me to “pee”, I would find a different medical professional.
As I would find a different nutritionist if one told me to eat my “veggies”. That’s just condescending.
**Father **
Yes, you can’t beat wood … Gorn!
**Mother **
What’s gorn dear?
Father
Nothing, nothing, I just like the word. It gives me confidence. Gorn … gorn. It’s got a sort of woody quality about it. Gorn. Gorn. Much better than newspaper' or litterbin’.
Daughter
Frightful words.
**Mother **
Perfectly dreadful.
**Father **
Ugh! Newspaper! … litterbin … dreadful tinny sort of words. Tin, tin, tin.
I would guess these people are trying to use language they think will sound natural to their patients so the patient feels like they are on the same team rather than the authoritative professional making pronouncements down to them. It may backfire in your case but surely there a lot of less-educated people out there who are intimidated by doctors and urination is just barely within their vocabulary horizon. Might as well use the common term “pee” with them. Also, pee sounds warmer to me and urinate sounds cold and clinical. (Of course both are cold after being in the specimen cup for a while. ;))
I feel odd when my doctor tells me to “wipe my vagina first” because no one else ever talks to me about my “vagina” but I can’t imagine what other term he could appropriately use. I think in this case using a more clinical term makes it less embarrassing. …Oh, wait, we were talking about vEggies!? 