What are your most hated words?

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When people say"freaking". They thought the curse word but just tried to make it sound sweeter. Irks me:eek:
 

Lynx

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And "Literally" when used incorrectly. Someone will be like "He's literally the most right wing nut job I've ever met." And then my head explodes with all the figurative language they have no idea they're using.






The chemistry experiment had me figuratively glued to my seat. Then it had me literally glued to my seat! :eek:
 
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MollyConnor

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I hate the word "nope." It sounds condescending to me. I don't know why.
 

Mo0448

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When people say"freaking". They thought the curse word but just tried to make it sound sweeter. Irks me:eek:
See it's not necessarily the curse word that is being replaced...I'm from mass so when I use it is as an adverb like that movie was really awesome....except instead of really I use freaking awesome...if I'm going to use a curse word I'll just curse...not that it's right or good I'm just saying :rolleyes: ...however if that word is a curse replacer couldn't you also suggest crud, crap, darn, darnit, oh my gosh, holy moley, etc are all other words that replace a more extreme "sentence enhancer" I'll call em that...

Not trying to start an argument by any means sister...I am just curious on what your thoughts are :)


So I don't derail I dislike when people don't know the difference between there, their, they're, or you're your or stuff like that...I'm sure they know the difference but they don't use it properly...not that I'm a grammar freak it just yea...I'm going to come out as a grammar freak so I'll leave it at that :rolleyes:
 
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I hate the word "nope." It sounds condescending to me. I don't know why.
I feel the same way. Its sort of like, "No and I don't care." But of course if its used in a funny way, its funny. :)
 
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Magenta

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I feel the same way. Its sort of like, "No and I don't care." But of course if its used in a funny way, its funny. :)
The Stand was the first Steven King book I ever read, and I really liked it. The Shining (movie) I could not stand LOL it was just too freaky, though I reluctantly did sit through it once when it first came out in theaters. Just a few years ago I thought, hmmm, maybe I could watch it now, but nope! As soon as it got close to where the really freaky stuff was going to start happening (very near to the beginning of the movie actually, think those twins in the hall) I could not watch any further. In the theater all those years ago when the movie ended people sat in stunned silence (literally) but I clapped (I was the only one!) and said aloud Yay he is dead it's over. Edit here...
Which is it here? ;)
 

Jenizona

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My best friend's most hated word(s) and I can see why: mucous plug.
 

Dino246

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See it's not necessarily the curse word that is being replaced... :)
If I'm tempted to use an expletive, I just use the word "expletive" instead. Most of the time, anyway. Usually it gets a smile.
 
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AgeofKnowledge

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I don't like the totalitarianism of political correctness (whether it's being enforced by the left or right). I like people to be honest and real even when it's offensive.
 

Desdichado

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"Nice." It's so ambiguous and morally neutral. It doesn't have the same positive qualities of the word "kind." Some "nice" people are among the most unkind I have ever met. "Nice" is also a common bi-word for weak. So why use it? Why attach a half-hearted positive quality to someone when you don't mean to say anything positive about them to begin with?

"Social Justice" is an intellectually lazy term people use to support leftist causes when morality and reason do not require action.

Then there is that annoying word "try." It usually means "use a half-measure and if the half-measure doesn't work, forget it."

"Space." Unless you are using the word "space" to denote the empty void between two objects, find something else.

I could go on.
 

Desdichado

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I don't like the totalitarianism of political correctness (whether it's being enforced by the left or right). I like people to be honest and real even when it's offensive.
Social Justice is the modern totalitarian system of morality. Political correctness is the laws and rules of propriety set up to service and enforce the goals of social justice.

I'm tired of the Right Wing intellectual class equating this plastic propriety and standard of decency with the real thing derived from Biblical notions of correct conduct. Trump's candidacy in particular is exposing them for what they are.
 

Desdichado

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Sorry guys, off topic. Ageofknowledge touched a nerve, but it really does relate to language.

Most of the words I dislike have the common thread of relating to standards of political correctness.
 
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I am tempted to write a whole paragraph with all of your most hated words.