Words You Just Hate For No Good Reason

[darklinensuit]

I don't like the word "consequently" because my eighth grade Humanities teacher used to use it all the time and talk about how much she loved it.

I used to date a girl who hated the word "nipple" (Don't ask), and now the word makes me think of her. Hers. No, her.

I don't like the word "syrup" and I can't really tell you why except that I don't like the sound. The word "supper" makes me cringe, but only because it makes me think I'm dining in Little House.

I'm sure there are lots more. Feel free to add to this stupid list.

- Jake

[Violet]

Pus. That word just grosses me out. And I'm not sure if this counts, but when people are telling a story and they say "blah, blah, blah." Irritates the crap out of me. Not sure why.

That's all I can think of now. I'm sure there are more, though...

Carol

[Mari]

Definitely. I'm surprised how many different ways there are to misspell this word. I'm not a native English speaker, but even I know!
"Definately" "defenitely" "Definitly" etc... aaargh.
Why is it so difficult to spell it correctly?

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Violet

Pus. That word just grosses me out. And I'm not sure if this counts, but when people are telling a story and they say "blah, blah, blah." Irritates the crap out of me. Not sure why.

That's all I can think of now. I'm sure there are more, though...

Carol

"Pus" the word is as gross as real pus. It's just disgusting and conjures a mental image that you do not want to have. And pus is associated with pain and infection. Yada yada yada...

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I used to date a girl who hated the word "nipple" (Don't ask), and now the word makes me think of her. Hers. No, her.

In the immortal words of one Miss Stephanie Lynn Nicks...baaaaaby I don't wanna know

My mother has a habit of saying, "alls" as in "alls you have to do is." Of course, when you tell her it's not actually a word, she refuses to hear of it. Evidently, "alls" has found its way into her lexicon and refuses to leave.

I suppose I'm irritated more by people using words improperly than in the words themselves

[DownOnRodeo]

Originally Posted by Mari

Definitely. I'm surprised how many different ways there are to misspell this word. I'm not a native English speaker, but even I know!
"Definately" "defenitely" "Definitly" etc... aaargh.
Why is it so difficult to spell it correctly?

Because kids don't get taught their Latin derivation anymore these days! They're missing out.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

"Pus" the word is as gross as real pus. It's just disgusting and conjures a mental image that you do not want to have. And pus is associated with pain and infection. Yada yada yada...

- Jake

Aaahhhh, yes, brings me back to the good ol' days of nursing school when we all realized we could not use a certain adjective to describe an infected wound:

Pus-filled - yes
Engorged with pus - OK
Draining pus - yup

Wound is very pussy - um, wait.......

Paula

PS - I hate THAT word to describe the female anatomy too, it's SO cheesey porno.

[Ali]

I don't like nipples or panties. Especially panties. It just sounds weird and dirty all at the same time.

I just wear underwear.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

In the immortal words of one Miss Stephanie Lynn Nicks...baaaaaby I don't wanna know

My mother has a habit of saying, "alls" as in "alls you have to do is." Of course, when you tell her it's not actually a word, she refuses to hear of it. Evidently, "alls" has found its way into her lexicon and refuses to leave.

I suppose I'm irritated more by people using words improperly than in the words themselves

Maybe you's should get a new dictionary.

On Murphy Brown there was an annoying character (The Inconceivable guy from Princess Bride & Dinner With Andre) who used to say "All's I know." It was a running joke.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Mari

Definitely. I'm surprised how many different ways there are to misspell this word. I'm not a native English speaker, but even I know!
"Definately" "defenitely" "Definitly" etc... aaargh.
Why is it so difficult to spell it correctly?

Just remember the word "finite"; that helped me when I was a kid.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Ali

I don't like nipples or panties. Especially panties.

No joke, for a second I forgot we were talking about just the words.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by skcin

Aaahhhh, yes, brings me back to the good ol' days of nursing school when we all realized we could not use a certain adjective to describe an infected wound:

Pus-filled - yes
Engorged with pus - OK
Draining pus - yup

Wound is very pussy - um, wait.......

Paula

PS - I hate THAT word to describe the female anatomy too, it's SO cheesey porno.

I think the rating of this thread just changed.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

Because kids don't get taught their Latin derivation anymore these days! They're missing out.

I'mus notus missingus anythingus.

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by Ali

I don't like nipples or panties. Especially panties. It just sounds weird and dirty all at the same time.

I just wear underwear.

Nipples doesn't bother me. Panties makes me cringe...it's like something a dirty old man would say (Jake uses it all the time i'm sure )

[DrummerDeanna]

LOL...I also hate the word panties...such a stupid word, IMO

I can't think of words I hate...what I hate more is the way people mispronounce words...it's becoming more and more common and it really ticks me off..

Examples: people who say "Aks (axe)" instead of "Ask"....Ex-scape instead of Escape...Supposably instead of supposedly....and my HUGE pet peeve is when people drop certain parts of words...like "Fou-en" instead of fountain..."MOU-EN" instead of Mountain...haha..I don't know if I explained that last one well...that one's hard without the benefit of actually hearing the examples...


So yeah...I can't think of words I don't like...it's mostly the way people say them...