Words you wish you could eliminate

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  • violettatx
    violettatx Posts: 230 Member
    "Surreal" to describe everyday events. Your life is not a Salvador Dali painting.
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Anal leakage

    I'm opposed to it as a phrase and an activity
  • apexgtp
    apexgtp Posts: 64 Member
    "I know right" drives me NUTS!
  • LaurySch
    LaurySch Posts: 277 Member
    On this site: "honestly" - because if you ask me something and in that question demand that I be honest I will almost always change my answer.

    In real life: moist
  • Thewatcher_66
    Thewatcher_66 Posts: 1,643 Member
    Deprive for one. It gets tossed around way too much. It's only deprivation if you are not getting something you need.

    irregardless or irrespective.
  • xiamjackie
    xiamjackie Posts: 611 Member
    "Just sayin" or "Jus sayin" --- I've never known any other words to be so irritating.

    This drives me absolutely bonkers. Yes, you are "just saying", because I heard you say it! What else could you be doing? Just moaning. Just breathing. Just whining.

    I agree with the "loose" thing. LOSE is a verb. LOOSE is an adjective.

    Not exactly a word, but I hate when people say "I could care less". This means you actually do have the capability of caring less. It's "I couldn't care less"- meaning, there is no possible way I could care any less than I do right now.

    Conversate- WHAT? I have honestly heard people say "If you want to conversate with me just call me instead of text".

    Oh, humanity.
  • purplestarburst
    purplestarburst Posts: 13
    "I know right" drives me NUTS!

    My easily irritated self enjoys reading these and agree w/this one, too. I absolutely hate sitting by high pitched voices repeating this phrase. Helps humble me in a way, but I do want to shout "SOUND NATURAL, PLEASE!"
  • fjellrev
    fjellrev Posts: 5,078 Member
    I hate "eat back" in reference to calories burned in exercise. It makes me think of vomit for some reason. I also despise when nouns are used as verbs when they really shouldn't be.
    Journaling
    facebooking
    twittering

    Also the opposite, when verbs are used as nouns in an awkward way.
    "Do you have a solve for this problem?"
    "We should lunch over this tomorrow."

    One that fortunately didn't make it very far was "doing a solid". "Hey, why don't you do me a solid and bring lunch back since I can't leave my desk today."

    There's nothing wrong with nouns becoming verbs. It's a natural language process. There's no "should" or "shouldn't" or "correct" or "incorrect" when it comes to language, really.
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    I hate "eat back" in reference to calories burned in exercise. It makes me think of vomit for some reason. I also despise when nouns are used as verbs when they really shouldn't be.
    Journaling
    facebooking
    twittering

    Also the opposite, when verbs are used as nouns in an awkward way.
    "Do you have a solve for this problem?"
    "We should lunch over this tomorrow."

    One that fortunately didn't make it very far was "doing a solid". "Hey, why don't you do me a solid and bring lunch back since I can't leave my desk today."

    There's nothing wrong with nouns becoming verbs. It's a natural language process. There's no "should" or "shouldn't" or "correct" or "incorrect" when it comes to language, really.
    No one is talking about what is correct, so much as we are talking about what gets under our skin.
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    "I know right" drives me NUTS!

    My easily irritated self enjoys reading these and agree w/this one, too. I absolutely hate sitting by high pitched voices repeating this phrase. Helps humble me in a way, but I do want to shout "SOUND NATURAL, PLEASE!"
    YES! I have hyperacusis, and when people start talking in their Minnie Mouse voice it just kills me!
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Loose.

    It gets confused with "Lose" so much and it drives me crazy.

    You "lose" weight.

    Your tooth is "loose".
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    THIS! Over and over!]
  • So_Much_Fab
    So_Much_Fab Posts: 1,146 Member
    Baby bump. It's been around for so long now that I can't remember what we used to say before!
  • jahowell
    jahowell Posts: 67
    LOL-I second Epic! I hate that, it never is Epic-which in my mind is literally mind blowing!!!!
    Oh and "I know RIGHT"
    here I thought I was the only one that thought this way....
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    Sammich or samich where you mean sandwich. Just sounds ignorant.
  • DesireeAshley90
    DesireeAshley90 Posts: 137 Member
    The word "hanged".

    When someone is going to die by hanging shouldn't it be he was "hung"?
    Not he was "hanged". Ugh, that is so aggravating!


    No dirty minds here!
  • Mysticalrhia
    Mysticalrhia Posts: 4
    "can't" the word can't isnt used in our house without repercussions.
  • MrsR0SE
    MrsR0SE Posts: 313 Member
    retard

    :(

    Pretty much all of the words listed so far in this thread, but especially retard/retarded, in ANY context.
  • kawickham85
    kawickham85 Posts: 62 Member
    deserve
    just (when used in place of 'so'. example: 'just funny')
    so (when used at the end of a sentence for no ****ing reason... so.... :P)
  • Morninglory81
    Morninglory81 Posts: 1,190 Member
    Entitled!!
  • Thewatcher_66
    Thewatcher_66 Posts: 1,643 Member
    Can't stand hubby and wifey. Sounds so corny.
  • 1223345
    1223345 Posts: 1,386 Member
    That makes me think of "Sissey and Bubba" instead of brother and sister. Those really irk me.
  • srslybritt
    srslybritt Posts: 1,618 Member
    Literally.

    "Dude, I LITERALLY just died laughing!" ... Then what are you doing posting that on facebook? Shouldn't you be in a freezer somewhere?
    "I LITERALLY cannot right now" Then do us all a favor and stop!
    "You are literally the most annoying person ever" Richard Simmons. Your argument is invalid forever always.

    UGH.
  • sevencallmemom
    sevencallmemom Posts: 505 Member
    retard

    :(

    Pretty much all of the words listed so far in this thread, but especially retard/retarded, in ANY context.

    No doubt! I always thought it was an ugly word to throw around, but when a dr first used the word "retarded" in reference to my child...well...everytime I hear it used carelessly, it's like a kick to the gut.

    I've been told I'm oversensitive to it, but there are times where anything less probably isn't sensitive enough.
  • PlayerHatinDogooder
    PlayerHatinDogooder Posts: 1,018 Member
    Sabotage
    Tone
    Jillian Michaels
  • Vain_Witch
    Vain_Witch Posts: 476 Member
    "meh"

    If you have nothing better to add then just don't say anything! lol
  • Sactown900
    Sactown900 Posts: 162 Member
    Regrets
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    yolo
    toats
    epic
    journey (only since joining MFP)
  • AmberLee2012
    AmberLee2012 Posts: 540
    Moist
  • Thewatcher_66
    Thewatcher_66 Posts: 1,643 Member
    That makes me think of "Sissey and Bubba" instead of brother and sister. Those really irk me.

    LOL- how country as hell is that!
  • vstraughan
    vstraughan Posts: 163 Member
    Amazeballs
    Amazebombs
    Totes Emosh

    Shortening words when it's the same effort to write it properly, such as 'h8te stoopid people' or 'I wuz totes emosh, so amazebombs'
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