words that annoy you

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  • Leothelioness
    Leothelioness Posts: 13
    Oh and teenage grunts, that could either mean yes or no.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    I really hate "purposely". It's a clumsy derivation of "on purpose" and should really be replaced with "deliberately".
  • br04416
    br04416 Posts: 35 Member
    ANY word if it's not pronounced properly:

    warsh instead of wash
    expecially instead of especially
    bolth instead of both
    anchilada instead of enchilada
    treadmeal instead of treadmill

    and the worst....

    Walmarts instead of Walmart






    ha ha ha ha Ditto!!!
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    ASAP
    That's not really a word, but people use (abuse) it as one. I cannot stand it. I do not mind if you spell out, as soon as possible, but if you say ASAP, it sounds like you mean "immediately" or "right this second." And I just don't respond well to that.
  • lizdavis07
    lizdavis07 Posts: 766 Member
    No, contagious, guilty, rash, diarrhea, no, stop, why, 'sorry, we're closed', and no. These all annoy me.


    hahaha...im guessing you dont like being told "no"

    i hate hate hate when someone is telling me a story and they say "know what i mean?" after every sentence they say. i mean, am i suppose to say yes every time or something??
  • mojo75
    mojo75 Posts: 314 Member
    Don't know if this counts but working in sales I get the term "you people" thrown around a lot and as soon as i hear it I become livid!
  • kgagnon7779
    kgagnon7779 Posts: 216
    "pop" in reference to soda

    Don't visit the Midwest then!
  • Kalrez
    Kalrez Posts: 655 Member
    "pop" in reference to soda

    Don't visit the Midwest then!

    I moved from Alabama to Ohio. So yeah ... :(
  • Froggy1976
    Froggy1976 Posts: 472
    ANY word if it's not pronounced properly:

    warsh instead of wash
    expecially instead of especially
    bolth instead of both
    anchilada instead of enchilada
    treadmeal instead of treadmill

    and the worst....

    Walmarts instead of Walmart

    this made me laugh! my husband says warsh lol he was sitting right here when i read it! everytime he says it is scream ITS WASH!!!! oh and the walmarts, i know a few people that say that and so when my sister and i hear it we laugh and then later when we are poking fun of them we say it and now its a damn habit! thats what we get! oh and this person also calls shreveport shrevesport! makes me crazy! with that said i need to go to Targets today! :laugh:

    My husband will hear someone mispronounce a word and will use it in conversation like a joke. Most of the time though, the people he is talking to don't get the joke and think he really says the word that way. One example is "strimps" instead of shrimp or "scraw" instead of straw. I also fuss at my kids for using "my bad"...drives me crazy.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    ax instead of ask

    and when someone says "I could care less"......it's couldn't! You couldn't care less! It takes everything I have not to correct them!

    I agree! I worked with kids who had to go to college over summer before being accepted in the fall, they'd all wander up to 'ax' me a question, and I say, "No you cannot 'ax' me anything, try again!" they finalyl got it but man there were a few days I thought I was going to die.

    What really bothers me is when people use 'big' words incorrectly. Nope, that's wrong. I know I can do it, but I'll ask if it is the wrong word or not. It annoys me.

    However if a boy uses juxtaposition correctly...I pretty much swoon. No idea why.
  • elsham
    elsham Posts: 549 Member
    I have a love/hate relationship with "mind blown." I never really liked it, but once I was in an elevator with a friend and this guy said something like "My mind was completely blown when I heard that." When we walked out my friend goes, " I wonder who sucked his mind." I can't help but laugh every time I hear that phrase now.

    I'm totally guilty of using at least half of the words/phrases mentioned here. Oh well, guess you can't please everyone!
  • reese66
    reese66 Posts: 2,920 Member
    Don't know if this counts but working in sales I get the term "you people" thrown around a lot and as soon as i hear it I become livid!

    I here that one all day long. I like to inform the person I am speaking to that I am not aware of a You People currently working here but I would be happy to assist them.
  • smelius22
    smelius22 Posts: 334 Member
    cake
    coke

    they both have 2 "k" noises, which i hate, and are especially annoying if the person clicks their spit while saying it. ew!
  • jenfitz34
    jenfitz34 Posts: 31
    when someone say "war-ter" instead of "WATER"
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    I love to use the word irregardless. I always love when someone tries to point out that it is not a real word, so I can direct them to the dictionary. It may be archaic, but it is a word. Irregardless of whether they like it or not.
  • OGFleabag
    OGFleabag Posts: 137 Member
    Moist

    I have never liked that word

    Moist is the most horrid word on the planet.
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    Moist

    I have never liked that word

    Moist is the most horrid word on the planet.

    Ugh! I hate that word too. My boyfriend says it all the time just to gross me out.
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    "Moot" as in "its a moot point"... Then it drives me crazy when people say "mute point" instead.... A lady I used to work with used the expression ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!

    My HUSBAND does this ALL the time!
  • TheTeeWhy
    TheTeeWhy Posts: 186
    Not gonna lie, some of these are on anal levels of petty xD

    anal, another one
  • tubbytabbytales
    tubbytabbytales Posts: 5,883
    Moist
    Ointment
    Plump
    Squeegie (sp?)
  • sbwood888
    sbwood888 Posts: 953 Member
    *kitten*. Why not say "vibrator"? *kitten* just sounds bad.
  • jesienia
    jesienia Posts: 294
    moist and eventually. I hate both words for some reason. And I also really hate when people say 'wally world' or 'brain fart'. I hear both phrases all the time here!
  • tubbytabbytales
    tubbytabbytales Posts: 5,883
    OMG I hate "wally-world" and I LOATHE Tar-jayy instead of Target...trying to make it sound fancy.

    -_-
  • SarahC75
    SarahC75 Posts: 45
    I hate the word "yummy". I feel like it should only be used when speaking directly to someone under the age of 5.

    Exactly this! ^^^^
  • Mkleder
    Mkleder Posts: 289
    "Festive;" from September through the end of the year it crops up in every other sentence -- even more so where the author fears stepping on someone's overly sensitive holiday toes. Decorating magazines are the WORST with this. No, sweetheart your home does not look "festive"...it looks like a gang of teenagers vandalized it with gold spray paint.
  • RoadDog
    RoadDog Posts: 2,946 Member
    *kitten*. Why not say "vibrator"? *kitten* just sounds bad.

    Not all *kitten* vibrate. Some hold political office.
  • Mad4bullies
    Mad4bullies Posts: 14 Member
    Have you ever heard people say "take for granite"? It's actually "take for granted", but I swear more people say granite which cracks me up... and my mister says "idear" and I have to mimic him every time!
  • ♥pfae♥
    ♥pfae♥ Posts: 37
    mmmmmkay instead of okay
  • BenKnowsFitness
    BenKnowsFitness Posts: 451 Member
    *kitten*. Why not say "vibrator"? *kitten* just sounds bad.

    Not all *kitten* vibrate. Some hold political office.

    That there is funny, I don't care who you are.
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    "Festive;" from September through the end of the year it crops up in every other sentence -- even more so where the author fears stepping on someone's overly sensitive holiday toes. Decorating magazines are the WORST with this. No, sweetheart your home does not look "festive"...it looks like a gang of teenagers vandalized it with gold spray paint.

    What's wrong with house decorating?? And what's wrong with being festive?? I don't like people who behave like scrooge, lol. If you hate Christmas, that's alright. But don't rain on my parade! :laugh:
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