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  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
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    delish
    hubby
    When anyone over the age of 16 refers to their stomach as a "tummy" or "belly".

    Oh yeah and...

    vajayjay


    Agreed. That word needs to die.
  • Ashkea76
    Ashkea76 Posts: 7,111 Member
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    Checkings - it's a Checking account. NOT a checkings...
  • ARDuBaie
    ARDuBaie Posts: 379 Member
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    Warsh, instead of wash.
    Words that don't exist or have any meaning, like, irregardless.
    Ain't. It's ok in songs, but not in written words and if you talk like that, you probably aren't educated. Or, at least, you come off that way.
    Twerk.

    Wow, you're smacking on culture now! 'Warsh' is western Pennsylvania for wash. They also say cherry and berry, but they both rhyme with furry. And don't get me started on how 'iron' is said.
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    scrumptious
    adorbs (not really a word)
    gorg (short for gorgeous, again not really a word)
    yum or yummy being used to describe anything other than food
    delish (NOT A WORD)
    using the word literally, figuratively
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
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    *kitten*

    And no, don't google it. Or - at least don't look at the photos.
  • salladeve
    salladeve Posts: 1,053 Member
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    Most words don't bother me except this one:

    NO...........
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    Oh, and the phrase, "one of the only." If it's the ONLY ONE, there's ONLY ONE.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,442 Member
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    *kitten*

    And no, don't google it. Or - at least don't look at the photos.

    You know we all just did!

    I hate bling. Stupid, stupid word.
  • alaskamatteson
    alaskamatteson Posts: 95 Member
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    I hate the word squat...
  • Bobbie8786
    Bobbie8786 Posts: 202 Member
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    The mispronunciation of the word nuclear, it drives me insane when people say "nucular.."

    The moist thing amazes me. I thought it was hilarious on the show Dead Like Me when the mom had a meltdown every time she heard the word.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
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    The mispronunciation of the word nuclear, it drives me insane when people say "nucular.."

    The moist thing amazes me. I thought it was hilarious on the show Dead Like Me when the mom had a meltdown every time she heard the word.

    I think Webster is going to eventually say that either pronunciation is correct (I seem to remember reading that somewhere). Anyhoos:

    Usage Discussion of NUCLEAR
    Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-kyə-lər\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, United States cabinet members, and at least two United States presidents and one vice president. While most common in the United States, these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers.

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
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    anyways

    The word is 'anyway'. A.N.Y.W.A.Y.

    OK, now I've got to go take a Xanax.
  • weightedfootsteps
    weightedfootsteps Posts: 4,349 Member
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    Well...I learned two things while on the first page only....DO NOT EAT AND READ THIS AT THE SAME TIME!!!

    Second: the word DISCHARGE makes me cringe a lot! :laugh:
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    *kitten*

    And no, don't google it. Or - at least don't look at the photos.

    Why would anyone have to Google this? Everyone knows what *kitten* is, don't they?
  • BrainyBurro
    BrainyBurro Posts: 6,129 Member
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    taxes
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
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    Most words don't bother me except this one:

    NO...........
    :angry:
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
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    Almost anything that's been colloquially shortened:

    delish
    vacay
    fab

    You get the idea.
    Totes. :tongue:

    :angry:
  • tmauck4472
    tmauck4472 Posts: 1,783 Member
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    Starvation Mode
  • kenthepainter
    kenthepainter Posts: 195 Member
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    The word amazing bothers me bigtime, actually it's overuse that bothers me.

    ALSO

    HASHTAG, It is a tumor on the English language.
  • star5785
    star5785 Posts: 140
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    baby bump
    swag

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