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    Words that make you cringe

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    • Posts: 36 Member
      Dotard
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    • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
      iMago wrote: »
      coupons as "kew-pons"


      or que-pons
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    • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
      my mom has been saying "wuder" instead of water lately (or I just started noticing).

      Sometimes it takes everything I have to not freak out
    • Posts: 1,017 Member
      Baby bump (I'm just sick of it already!!)
      Retarded (as an insult)
      crap
    • Posts: 635 Member
      4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
      my mom has been saying "wuder" instead of water lately (or I just started noticing).

      Sometimes it takes everything I have to not freak out

      Is she from Maryland, Pennsylvania, or Delaware? A lot of infuriating pronunciations coming out of that mid-Atlantic area (I'm allowed to say that... I'm an ex-Balti-moron).
    • Posts: 132 Member
      A friend of mine says "obeast" and I think she's serious :s
    • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
      smoofinator wrote: »
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      Is she from Maryland, Pennsylvania, or Delaware? A lot of infuriating pronunciations coming out of that mid-Atlantic area (I'm allowed to say that... I'm an ex-Balti-moron).

      I'm a current Balti-moron :)

      She grew up in Vermont then Florida, been in VA her whole adult life. I never hear anyone else say that?
    • Posts: 1,049 Member
      You should all stay far away from Chaz Smith Youtube then, he mispronounces things in hilarious ways!
    • Posts: 2,275 Member
      edited May 2019
      Lol don’t look at me I didn’t hear enough English growing up when I did it was spoken by 1st generation speakers. To boot my Moms from up North in USA my Dad West so add a twang to a yankee. Make it more fun Moms British decent. Dad Native American,German,Irish (we just discovered),Asian,Mexican ,y more decents. I’m old so I use terms that no longer exists. Just discovered Boho is Hippie so got me new bell bottoms!

      The ones I hate is listening to folks speak Spanish in the Mexican restaurant...
      Guack-A-Moley lol Guacamole
      Or they ask for
      Tay- instead of Te’ or just say tea
      Tort-tea-LA - tortilla


      It’s Kew-pins if your my Dad lol
    • Posts: 1,466 Member
      Taxes, snowflake, libtard, sheep, and things like “just sayin” or “casual fan”
    • Posts: 1,663 Member
      Curd, phlegm and slurp.
    • Posts: 8,714 Member
      "fam"
    • Posts: 5 Member
      I think it's a few words that bother me.

      I know it sounds petty, but when casual acquaintances or non-family members says, "Wow, you've lost so much... I am really PROUD of you!" - I know these folks mean well. However, I can't help but feeling it's a judgemental observation on their part.

      Why should they be "Proud" of me? "Proud" is an adjective defined as: a feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.

      When I think of the word 'proud' it seems as if it should be reserved for family members, or really just for me to say about myself - as in, "Yes, I am really proud!"

      Couldn't these casual friends just be happy for me? - then I would beam with pride. ;)
    • Posts: 567 Member
      seltzermint555 wrote: »
      It's mostly when people mispronounce words...especially these, my Big Three pet peeves.

      chipotle (chipol-tay is the worst mispronunciation)
      supposedly (NOT "supposably"...argh!)
      voluptuous (people always wanna add an "m" in the middle, like it's volumptuous)

      I worked with someone who pronounced it "chip-ottle"
    • Posts: 9,563 Member
      Thought of one I say that bugs my mom.

      Both my brother and I say the "bag" in bagel like (plastic, paper) bag. I think we say the "el" part ok.
      Apparently, according to mom, we are both wrong!
    • Posts: 15,688 Member
      Drives me crazy when I hear people say "golf of Mexico".
      No, it's not the GOLF it's the GULF!
    • Posts: 62 Member
      Moist. Sexy, horny, whatevs and YOLO
    • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
      CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
      Snot and horny :s

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      you don't like snot?
    • Posts: 2,625 Member
      assuming bulking is muscle gains
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      discharge
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      Gaping
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      Moist
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
      I can't stand it when people say "kiddos" instead of children, kids, students, etc.
      It's just mildly annoying when mom friends call their children "the kiddos".
      It's rage-inducing when it's a social worker or teacher referring to teenagers or young adults with disabilities.
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