Do you just hate certain words?

[bgcatty]

I hate when I hear the word “monetizing” especially from millennials talking on their cell phones with earbuds in their ears. Ouch!

 

[BugI02]

Don't forget they're used in contractions, too.

Then woman must have to stockpile quite a few apostrophes before giving birth

 

[Cameramonkey]

Man, I love INGO. Y'all aint right.

Glad I found you 'cuz I fit right in.

 

[Wstar425]

Myself

If you are using that word in your speech or writing you have a 99% chance of using it improperly.

Worked for the largest food service company in the country as a lowly driver for 18 years. The big boss sent out a voice mail one day, and at the end said.

”if you have any questions, contact your supervisor or myself”.

From that point forward everybody would end their messages with that phrase, and it drove me crazy. It kinda became rampant. Wanted to reach thru the phone and strangle them. One day when my #5 little boss used that phrase I said to him, “you know that’s not proper English, right?” His response: “That’s what Bob the President says all the time, and he’s smarter than you are.” Ok, I give up.

Being married to a Spanish teacher for 25 years has at least made me aware of proper English, although I may not always use it, I do generally recognize it’s misuse.

I grew up in Indiana but married a Wisconsin gal/girl/female/woman/lady/babe. 45 years later I still hear about it when I go out to “warsh” the motorcycles. I don’t think I say it that way, but she hears it that way. I guess I need to change up and say I’m going out to make them moist to the point of being dripping wet. See how that goes over.

I wouldn’t say I “hate” any words, but there are a few that get under my skin.

 

[Thor]

I hate 'woke' in the way it is used today. Too much implied SJW horse ****.

 

[nonobaddog]

I like "bamboo", now that is a great word.

 

[Snapdragon]

I hate 'woke' in the way it is used today. Too much implied SJW horse ****.

It basically means I claim to be open-minded, yet everything offends me.

 

[Alpo]

This one gives me hives:

Kaepernick

 

[nonobaddog]

It basically means I claim to be open-minded, yet everything offends me.

 

[Snapdragon]

Not that I hate the word "materialistic". I hate when it is used incorrectly.

Things are not materialistic; people are. Things are material.

 

[Double T]

I hate when coworkers mispronounce medical jargon:
Umbilicus
Quetiapine
Lavage/Gavage
Mislabeling the sacrum as "the coccyx"

My list could go on. A personal favorite is a coworker copy and pasting an assessment of mine, while not understanding what the word "latent" means. Good times.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I hate when coworkers mispronounce medical jargon:
Umbilicus
Quetiapine
Lavage/Gavage
Mislabeling the sacrum as "the coccyx"

My list could go on. A personal favorite is a coworker copy and pasting an assessment of mine, while not understanding what the word "latent" means. Good times.

My Co-workers don't know the difference between Etymology and Entomology.

I can't find the words to describe how much that bugs me.

 

[Thor]

I hate it when the local county development corporation director gives a brief and talks about 'opportunities' when he's really talking about increased taxes.

 

[nonobaddog]

I hate when coworkers mispronounce medical jargon:
Umbilicus
Quetiapine
Lavage/Gavage
Mislabeling the sacrum as "the coccyx"

My list could go on. A personal favorite is a coworker copy and pasting an assessment of mine, while not understanding what the word "latent" means. Good times.

Sounds like a real hoot.

 

[Alpo]

My Co-workers don't know the difference between Etymology and Entomology.

I can't find the words to describe how much that bugs me.

Oooooh. Esoteric puns! How droll.

 

[indiucky]

Tanis hates "squirt"

[video=youtube;aE4cV8hgAD8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE4cV8hgAD8&t=7s[/video]

 

[WebSnyper]

My Co-workers don't know the difference between Etymology and Entomology.

I can't find the words to describe how much that bugs me.

I see what you did there.

 

[Birds Away]

What happened to the word historic. Now it is always historical. It always sounds wrong to me.

 

[indysims]

"FLAWLESS"
Everyone talking about their gun online... "I've run 7,294 flawless rounds through it"

 

[Alpo]

And most of them aren't round.....