Words that make you cringe...

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  • AprilMae1975
    AprilMae1975 Posts: 726
    Not a word but I hate the phrase "at the end of the day...." Watch an episode of Love and Hip Hop and count how many times they say it. Drives me CRAZY!!!
  • animalrane
    animalrane Posts: 109
    kardashians

    1 Direction

    Jersey shore

    ...oh wait im listing people with no talent...wrong post?

    I see your post, and I raise you Justin Beiber.

    and all the beliebers.

    I see your raise.. and come over the top with all reality shows about people with fake issues.
  • babynew
    babynew Posts: 613 Member
    Wizz
    Dump
    Puss
  • Princess_Sagittarius
    Princess_Sagittarius Posts: 21
    When people use the word mines. As in that is not yours, it's mines. uhhh.
  • doug_pierce
    doug_pierce Posts: 255
    Not a word but I can't stand LOL (unless you actually laughed out loud).
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    Rom instead of ROOM. That extra O is there for a reason....
  • Headingforhealthier
    Headingforhealthier Posts: 85
    Twerk. I'm SO sick of that word. And, it wrecked a joke that my parents used long ago. "Where are you?" "A twerk." (at work.) Bah. It pains me to even type it anymore.
  • latewinter
    latewinter Posts: 90
    i must be odd nothing makes me cringe word wise.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    Not a fan of the "C" word. And no, I'm not talking about cauliflower - cuz I know that's a touchy word here!!
  • ethompso0105
    ethompso0105 Posts: 418 Member
    Ax instead of Ask....I hate that

    This is definitely important. do they *really* want to ax someone...? because, seriously - it's murder.

    This! It's like nails on a chalkboard. And when I see the word 'women' used (written) in the singular. It makes me twitchy.

    Actually, 'ax' (instead of ask) used to bother me, but then I heard this report on NPR...it doesn't bother me as much now. I won't use it, but it's kind of cool to see that it dates back to before Chaucer!

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/12/03/248515217/why-chaucer-said-ax-instead-of-ask-and-why-some-still-do

    ETA: Axe was also used in the first complete English Translation of the Bible (Coverdale Bible). " 'Axe and it shall be given."
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
    tid-bits.......

    *shudder*
  • ajaxe432
    ajaxe432 Posts: 608 Member
    elbow grease.....
  • StephanieDJL
    StephanieDJL Posts: 130 Member
    Cuddle/s, something about the double 'D' sound ick
  • PicNic00
    PicNic00 Posts: 269 Member
    Guesstimate. No reason in the world this needs to be a word
  • annadenny
    annadenny Posts: 34 Member
    Greasy
    Obama
    Slice
    Calculate
    Fat
  • aproctor1120
    aproctor1120 Posts: 56
    "Can I borrow..." a tissue, a piece of gum, a Q-tip, etc.

    I don't want any of those back, thank you.
  • kdsp2911
    kdsp2911 Posts: 170 Member
    Improper use of "your" and "you're"
    Improper use of "their", "they're", and "there"
    The C-word......I loathe it
  • annadenny
    annadenny Posts: 34 Member
    Cocoon!
  • pauldix
    pauldix Posts: 35 Member
    Inspirational quotes designed to get get us active, ('feeling the burn', 'making the change', 'working to the max' etc) make me a little nauseous.
  • pacosal
    pacosal Posts: 107 Member
    GOING FORWARD

    This phrase makes me wanna choke someone everytime I hear it....
  • dgraboski
    dgraboski Posts: 125 Member
    The "C" word hate it

    Most words that todays teens use. Meaning their slang drives me crazy!
  • RosaliaBee
    RosaliaBee Posts: 146 Member
    chit-chat
    fun
    games
  • Candi_land
    Candi_land Posts: 1,311 Member
    It used to be "yolo" but most recently it's "turnt". :angry:
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    Chinzy - Like nails on a chalkboard!


    And any sentence that ends in a preposition. Never end your sentence with at. (A guy here at work does that all the time. Sounds so unprofessional to tell a customer "Let me go check where that orders at".)

    but... but.... that sentence ends in at.



    I'm going to note it down for future reference regarding self-contradictory sentences. It's a really good one. I like stuff like that.
  • henriettevanittersum
    henriettevanittersum Posts: 179 Member
    First World Problem

    Who the * are we to determine we come first?
  • Arrei
    Arrei Posts: 2
    Moist
    Regimen
    Pimple
    Sensual
    Hormone
    When people go on a weight loss "Journey"

    Ahhhhhhhh no
  • staciedee10
    staciedee10 Posts: 90 Member
    Someone using God's name in vain. :noway:
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    My mom said "boobette" ( in reference to my nonexistent breasts) ONE time when I was eight....

    And it STILL infuriates me. It makes me want to punch her in the month. Every time I think of it.
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
    bieber
    kanye

    /thread
  • la8ydi
    la8ydi Posts: 294 Member
    When people use the word "yous" - as in "When are yous going to go to the store?" Also, when I hear non-southern people say "y'all." Just doesn't fit.

    Oh and another grammar pet peeve - when people use "I" when it should be "me" to sound more intelligent. The rule for that is if you remove the other person from the sentence, would you say "I" or "me" - for example..."This is a picture of me and Tom"...if you remove Tom, you would say, "This is a picture of me," not "This is a picture of I." Soooooo all of those pictures posted on FB or wherever that say, "Mom and I at the beach" are WRONG!!!!!! (Because you wouldn't say, "I at the beach.") Sorry - but that bugs me SO badly. Good day.

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