Words you hate

[Jill F]

Off the top of my head, the word handsome is very irritating to me and probably my number one hated word.  However, that's mainly because it's one of those stab in the back words that would hurt whenever applied to me.  It's sort of tainted it for me, though I'm tolerant of it being used on someone else. 

Other than that, I hate many words that are associated with body fluids or functions.  Seriously, I get very disgusted when people talk about that type of stuff.  It's gross and it makes me a little ill.

Taint

[Miss_Bungle1991]

"Cray cray" is idiot speak for "crazy". 

THAT is what "cray cray" means?

That is so stupid. Why the hell would someone say that instead of crazy? IT'S THE SAME NUMBER OF SYLLABLES FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!

Wow.

[defective snowflake]

Y'all got issues...

just sayin'


*runs away*

[immortal gypsy]

Performant, which isn't even a word unless you're speaking French.

My bigger problem is "look-at-me-I-talk-smart" speech I get to hear on a work-daily basis: "Dog fooding" "Parking on a down hill slope" gagh! Then the person said the given phrase gets to wax intellectual about what the term means, and that's where the looking smart comes in.

I sit there and remember looks can be, and in this case most certainly are, deceiving.

May I approach the bench my lady.
I have a lisp that can become quite apparent (If I ever find the creative mind to put who belived the 'sp" would look good in there, "It will be clobbering time!")
I am cornered into the "Look-at-me-and-how-inteligent-I-talk" aproach to communicating if I want to get my point through clearly to other people. Particulay if I am near them while talking

[muffinpants]

One that has always bugged me is saying 'a pair of pants'. What? What is it a pair of? are the pants legs what we are referring to? Then what are leggings?

[Miss_Bungle1991]

One that has always bugged me is saying 'a pair of pants'. What? What is it a pair of? are the pants legs what we are referring to?

Yes.

[Adam (birkin)]

Forgot one... "swapped"

[Colleen♡Callie]

Then what are leggings?

Leggings are a type of skin-tight garment that covers the legs and that may be worn by both men and women. Formerly, leggings were two separate garments, one for each leg.

Modern leggings are typically made from a blend of lycra (aka spandex), nylon, cotton, or polyester blend, but they can also be made from wool, silk and other materials.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leggings

[Miss_Bungle1991]

Taint

Taint

[LivingTheDream]

I hate unfortunately, because I can never remember how to spell it

[alabamagirl]

Oh, there are so many atrocities against the English language I could complain about... but the thing is, whatever I complain about, invariably there will be someone here who does it, and I don't want to start some silly feud over my literary snobbery.

I will say that above all else, I am annoyed by people who seem to misspell every other word they type. You have spellcheck. You probably even have auto-correct. Use them. Please. I am too distracted trying to figure out what word you meant to type to comprehend your post.

[Miss_Bungle1991]

I will say that above all else, I am annoyed by people who seem to misspell every other word they type. You have spellcheck. You probably even have auto-correct. Use them. Please. I am too distracted trying to figure out what word you meant to type to comprehend your post.

Yuh, l knuh wut yoo meen. l kant stend lt wen peeple doant knuh hoaw tooo spel propurlee eethur.

[alabamagirl]

Yuh, l knuh wut yoo meen. l kant stend lt wen peeple doant knuh hoaw tooo spel propurlee eethur.

The sad part is, you trying to misspell things on purpose it still far more readable than a lot of the people I'm talking about.

[Miss_Bungle1991]

The sad part is, you trying to misspell things on purpose it still far more readable than a lot of the people I'm talking about.

Yeah, I was just screwing around. I try to pay attention to any mistakes that I make. But some stuff does slip by from time to time. Mainly because I am a lousy typist and I am listening to music at the same time. So, I get wrapped up in the music and forget what I am doing on the computer.

[Kaydee]

At the university where I work the administration has decided that everything must be trans-disciplinary.   Besides the fact that this is just a nuanced version of interdisciplinary for which no one has a definition, they had to choose to use this in the same year I discover I am transgender. As if I didn't have enough triggers already!

I also have become leery of make-up, as in a make-up exam.  Every time I notice a stick note with the word make-up I panic that I have left a reveling shopping note out where others can see it!

[Daydreamer]

Moist.

(gags) Just no.

[Jill F]

Moist.

(gags) Just no.

Motorcar 
Regatta
Cotillion

And anything else pretentiously WASPy.  *barf*  Yes, you, with the roman numerals after your name... LOL

[Arch]

Motorcar 
Regatta
Cotillion

And anything else pretentiously WASPy.  *barf*  Yes, you, with the roman numerals after your name... LOL

I'm surprised you didn't include "coming out."

[Jill F]

I'm surprised you didn't include "coming out."

That's two words.

[Arch]

That's two words.

The subject line DOES say "words," not "word."