Arguably
Segue
Paradigm
Divulge
…and a new one from the election for my collection: “hanging chad”!
Any adult who uses the word “potty” in place of “toilet” should be flushed down one. (Thinking of a former coworker… :mad: )
I’ve decided to try to revive this thread because, well… I have words I dont like, damnit! =)
Cyber-anything irritates me.
I hate the way “latte” sounds. Enough to go out of my way not to order one.
The word “mash” does -not- apply to the keys on your keyboard.
I dont like the word pussy, I’m -learning- to deal with the word “yoni” and oddly enough, I prefer the word “cunt” (I blame Inga Muscio for this phenomenon.)
Anything ebonic or southern sounding. “axing” questions falls dead center in these categories. shudder
The usage of “aint” disturbs me to no end. It seems like people use it just to thumb their nose at decent grammar.
“Merger” No. We just got sold. Again.
Mucus is a gross word and its even more disgusting when people use it to refer to vaginal moisture. Makes me wanna market “Klintnex… for when you need to blow your cunt.” shudder
I’ve decided to try to revive this thread because, well… I have words I dont like, damnit! =)
Cyber-anything irritates me.
I hate the way “latte” sounds. Enough to go out of my way not to order one.
The word “mash” does -not- apply to the keys on your keyboard.
I dont like the word pussy, I’m -learning- to deal with the word “yoni” and oddly enough, I prefer the word “cunt” (I blame Inga Muscio for this phenomenon.)
Anything ebonic or southern sounding. “axing” questions falls dead center in these categories. shudder
The usage of “aint” disturbs me to no end. It seems like people use it just to thumb their nose at decent grammar.
“Merger” No. We just got sold. Again.
Mucus is a gross word and its even more disgusting when people use it to refer to vaginal moisture. Makes me wanna markey “Klintnex… for when you need to blow your cunt.” shudder
And for my next trick, I’m going to hit that little stop button at the top of my browser, fix a typo, click submit again… and irritate every SDMB member. Sorry about that, folks.
ugh, there is one word that makes me shudder, clench my teeth, break out in hives and gag: Clarify. My hatred for it started in middle school, when I would zone out in class and the teacher would say “clarify” casually in a sentance, and I would snap to attention at a speed that could cause severe whip lash because I always thought that she was saying my name “clara” to get my attention. Got me everytime. Now I just hate it because it reminds me of those experiences…yuck.
Mutilate, mutilation, these words make me naseous, especially when said with “self-”. i spazz whenever someone says it. i can;t believe i actually typed them.
I don’t shutter, shake or spazz, but to hear even educated people pronounce REALTOR as “real-A-tor” or REALTY as “real-A-ty” makes hot ire begin to brew inside me.
I mean, look at how it’s spelled people! There is absolutely no ‘A’ after the ’ L’!
I can’t be around ethnic slurs. I have an immediate visceral reaction to the n-word. I can’t force myself to say it; it grabs my attention and bangs it into the wall if I hear it. I get a lump in my stomach when it’s being thrown around, whether on tv or in real life. Likewise with nasty names for women and different religions.
I don’t know why, exactly, I react so strongly to these things. The way I was raised, I suppose.
Or Marge on the way home from the cider factory-
“You don’t have to be a nuke-ular scientist to know it’s pronounced foil-age”
(or something like that)
Good gravy! Am I the only one who detests “enabling” when used to refer to behavior? The same goes for “codependent”, can’t they just say “impressionable sap” or “sucker” and get it over with?
Redundancies really frost my crotch too, as in;
Hot water heater
No, dipstick, it’s a water heater!
These ones
No, lamebrain, it’s “these”, that’s it, just “these”.
Any use of a noun as a verb is d@mn wretched too.
“The way to office.” (blow me!)
You can also put me down for;
orientate
irregardless (hurl!)
Those two cheese me off in an instant.
At the risk of sounding bigoted;
Liberry
Axe
No faster way to get my motor started.
As I proceed into my twilight years the overuse of profanity is getting really offensive too. Out of how many hundred thousand words available to express yourself you have to repeatedly use just those dozen or so? Get a life!
Oh, and a final one or two;
Plausible deniability
Slag off you nit wit, it’s called weasling out of something!
Wiggle room
Get stuffed you moron, it’s called latitude!
Thank you, I feel much better now…
One I see on the boards a lot:
“could of,” “would of,” “should of”
instead of
“could have,” “would have,” “should have”
AAAUUUUGGGHHH!!!
gee, Zero Hero hon, the world is so cruel to you. I don;t know how you survive posting among us who are grammar ignorant.
I loathe “recoveryspeak”, the red-headed stepchild to psychobabble.
I’m tired of hearing “issues” when they mean “problems”. I’m sick of listening to people talking about “disease concepts” and “disease models”. I dislike hearing people “owning their feelings”. It would be one thing if this kind of language were specific to one group or one person, but sadly, it’s infected the whole of the 12-step movement.
Robin
The word that really bugs me is ‘certificated’.
What is the difference between certificated and certified?
Please, can anyone tell me why it’s ‘Certified Public Accountant’ but it’s ‘Certificated Pilot’?
Grotty and hubby. Especially grotty. When I hear the word, it feels like the word itself travels in my ear and burrows around in my brain, nibbling at things.
Honey, can we talk?
Websters doesn’t seem to mind…
Main Entry: ori·en·tate
Pronunciation: 'Or-E-&n-"tAt, 'or-, -"en-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -tat·ed; -tat·ing
Date: 1849
transitive senses : ORIENT
intransitive senses : to face or turn to the east
I think most people are using that verb to denote communication not only via telephone but also via fax or e-mail. So if you say you’re going to contact someone, you’re covering all of the communication methods, rather than just making a phone call. Maybe I’m not calling the insurance company; maybe I’m e-mailing them!
Signed,
Your Humble Servant