Conversate.
People converse. They do not conversate. This word is almost invariably used by factory workers and thugs when they wish to verbalize the desire to speak with a member of the opposite sex. I never fail to “get in touch with my anger” when I hear this abomination. :mad:
To “chase up”, as in ‘We have a number of issues (I hate this, too) to chase up." Chase down, chase to the end, but unless your problem is a raccoon and you’ve got the houn’ dawgs, and there’s actual trees up which to chase your “issue” just resolve your problem.
Also, any quasi-black expression used by whiter-than-white people: “Whassup?”, “My man”, “Big snaps to that”, “Jiggy”, and " Ain’t no thing".
Actually, the above can be funny just because of the utter lack of hipness generally associated with people who think parroting what they saw on a Sprite commercial gives them street cred.
I hate to hear any four-letter word.
I also hate the word “tummy.” It’s babyish and condescending.
And who decided that it was cute to say “veggies” for
“vegetables”? How childish.
I cringe when I hear someone refer to their butt as their “fanny”. Here in England, that word is slang for vagina. You can imagine my thoughts when I hear a woman saying, “Does my fanny look big in this dress?”
I want to back up misuse of “penultimate”. And I see I was beaten to the punch with my major pet peeve, “conversate.” So here’s some more I hate:
Do NOT use “disinterested” when you mean “uninterested”. Sweet Allah, how I hate this.
As far as nouns being used as verbs, the one that’s always made me gag was “party” (as in to party). I realize this has become acceptable, but it still sounds retarded to me. Words I hate for no reason:
sup (the verb, not the contraction of “what’s up”)
panties
teat
li’l
scoliosis
greasy when pronounced “greazy”
and the 47th vote for “belly”
I hate it when someone is speaking of another person and telling what they had to say and uses the phrase, “and he allowed as how.” Makes me grit my teeth.
Also, I have a friend who never says the work asks. She always pronounces it axe…like, “I want to axe you something.”
AAARRrgghhh! Axe for ask drives me bats. I also lothe the whole 24/7 thing.
And if one more person says “My bad” within earshot, I might just lose it completely.
One that I really hate, but have noticed myself using is “own"or “owned”, as in “He totaly owned that presentation.”, or Jeff really owned that game.”
Same here. I wanted to strangle whoever thought of the Kinko’s commercial that tried to make popular, “To office.” Yerg.
Oh, and I forgot one. People around here actually say “breastisis” instead of “breasts.” I am not certain if I spelled it correctly, but since it isn’t a word, who cares? These are usually the same people that say “axe” for “ask.” I hate that too. Double yerg.
Since this is post 99, I shall save number 100 for something special. 
Why is it that people create new words where old words exist, but also destroy words for which there are no precise alternatives. For example:
I hate the word “societal.” There is no good reason that one shouldn’t use social here.
On the other hand, like **woodstockbirdybird **, I mourn the loss of “disinterested.” There is no precise alternative Unbiased is close, but does not disallow having an interest - i.e. an element which directly impacts the party
In addition, I am always concerned when the misuse and eventual loss of a word creates confusion. Just what do people who use “disinterested” to mean “uninterested” think judges (other than five very specific Justices) are?
pretty much anything with a hard “k” sound, it just gest stuck in the back of your throat, and sounds pretty badly…
“Prostrate” cancer… no no no No NO! it’s PROSTATE cancer!
Potential “your kid has so much potential, he just doesn’t use it!”
we’re better than you (teachers to students)
I’ll think of more…
Nothing initiates the gag reflex for me like the phrase “perception is reality.”
Empty space is another one. Space by definition is empty. Therefore, empty space is redundant.
These are only unbearable words in series:
Serious and Talk in close succession are possibly the most terrifying words in the English language.
[sub]note to friends: no, there is nothing wrong at the moment. Stop worrying. Go have a beer.[/sub]
I hate "eeeeeyyyyyyeeeeeeessssss!!"
What, are you spending a lot of time around Mr. Mooney?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but it bugs the hell out of me when some brain-dead marketing/sales sort starts talking about “leveraging” things.
Last I heard, leverage was something you have or apply, not something you do!
I don’t like it when people verb a noun.
I can’t stand any of that all-pull-together type crap bosses use where I work. Constantly going on about “pooling our resources” and “making meaningful contributions to the team’s work strategy”, when, in reality, all the different departments where I work avoid each other like the plague.
Simple word I can handle seperately, but hate when combined…
We
Need
you
to
work
today
These are usually heard around 8:30 AM , on my day off, while I’m happy and asleep…And of course I always say yes, because I need the money.
I worked as a photographer in a theme-park and was nearly slapped for asking a woman to remove her ‘fanny pack’ (or as you folks call it a ‘bum bag’?), and doing so in front of her children.
Back north, there is/was a candy shop called “Fannie Farmer” - glad she didn’t go there, probably would have blown up the place.
‘Interface’.
‘Literally’. When used inappropriately, i.e. 95% of the time.
‘Stunning’. As invariably used by music industry to advertise some band’s crap new alum.
‘Hands-on’.
‘Resource’. As manager-speak for a person, “I can’t add that to the project, I don’t have a resource”.
‘100% certain’. As opposed to the other kind of certain?
‘Operative’.
‘Consultant’. As cosmetic descriptive enhancement to dead-end job.
‘Researcher’. As in someone who works for the TV company and made 3 phone calls to rent-a-quotes before compiling a 25 minute item on the economy.
‘Rap artist’. Michaelangelo was an artist. Mozart was an artist. Rappers are just uncouth loudmouths who can’t sing or make up songs. Drum machine + sampler + swearing does not equal artisty.