Words that you hate
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Words that you hate
Alea told me I should post more, so I heard about how the word "moist" tends to be hated by people on the Internet. There is even a Facebook group called "I hate the word moist" (and no I am not a member). I just think it is funny that there are people out there who really want this word removed.
So, what are your opinions of "moist"? Are there any words in the English language that you just wish would be removed from the dictionary?
So, what are your opinions of "moist"? Are there any words in the English language that you just wish would be removed from the dictionary?
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Remotely
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Re: Words that you hate
Mistake. Never listen to Alea.Alea told me I should post more
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Good advice that should be strictly followed and enforced.Never listen to Alea.
(No, seriously.)
As for moist, I like it. It's a good quality.
The one word that I don't like, that comes to mind right away, is not entirely appropriate for this thread. Starts with a p, ends with a y, and is 5 letters long. It always seemed a little too strong for my tastes. Still, I don't think it shouldn't be a word, I just think it should be used with discretion.
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Nonplussed. It has two completely unrelated usages. This lead to years of confusion on my part, as I heard and used it "improperly" for quite a long while before finally being corrected. I'll allow the Apple Dictionary to explain more:
USAGE In standard use, nonplussed means ‘surprised and confused’: : the hostility of the new neighbor’s refusal left Mrs. Walker nonplussed. In North American English, a new use has developed in recent years, meaning ‘unperturbed’—more or less the opposite of its traditional meaning: : hoping to disguise his confusion, he tried to appear nonplussed . This new use probably arose on the assumption that non- was the normal negative prefix and must therefore have a negative meaning. Although the use is common, it is not yet considered standard. The preferred spelling is nonplussed.
"Roland was staring at Tiffany, so nonplussed he was nearly minused."
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Holy wow, so many random sentences in novels make so much more sense to me, now.Nonplussed. It has two completely unrelated usages. This lead to years of confusion on my part, as I heard and used it "improperly" for quite a long while before finally being corrected. I'll allow the Apple Dictionary to explain more:USAGE In standard use, nonplussed means ‘surprised and confused’: : the hostility of the new neighbor’s refusal left Mrs. Walker nonplussed. In North American English, a new use has developed in recent years, meaning ‘unperturbed’—more or less the opposite of its traditional meaning: : hoping to disguise his confusion, he tried to appear nonplussed . This new use probably arose on the assumption that non- was the normal negative prefix and must therefore have a negative meaning. Although the use is common, it is not yet considered standard. The preferred spelling is nonplussed.
On that note, I dislike how I'm seeing "superfluous" misused all the time, now. I tried to get a picture off of the back of Turn Coat, the latest Dresden File book, where a review claims the series is superfluous, but my camera flash kept messing it up, and I can't turn off the flash because the screen is busted because I took it to a single music gig with a bunch of drunk people...
Anyway. Superfluous. And the phrase "fingernails on a chalkboard," which I hate because it makes me think of the sound.
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Re: Words that you hate
I honestly can't think of what word you're talking about...The one word that I don't like, that comes to mind right away, is not entirely appropriate for this thread. Starts with a p, ends with a y, and is 5 letters long. It always seemed a little too strong for my tastes. Still, I don't think it shouldn't be a word, I just think it should be used with discretion.Never listen to Alea.
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I'm not sure if you are joking but since J_g said it too, it is another name for a cat...and also a slang for the female genitalia.I honestly can't think of what word you're talking about...The one word that I don't like, that comes to mind right away, is not entirely appropriate for this thread. Starts with a p, ends with a y, and is 5 letters long. It always seemed a little too strong for my tastes. Still, I don't think it shouldn't be a word, I just think it should be used with discretion.
I was surprised to find out recently that my 25 yo brother (who was homeschooled for HS) didn't know what the word meant. I asked him after hearing another 19yo homeschooler use the word in company that you wouldn't normally use it in front of. I found out he didn't know what it meant either. He thought the only meaning was wussy/wimpy men. Ah, innocence.
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Also, I'm sure I've mentioned this sometime before in my history at pweb, I really hate it when people use "dialogue" as a verb. There was actually a rating on the evaluation forms in grad school that had one item on it that went something like, "Dialogueing clearly with other professionals without use of jargon." I think I was the only one who was really amused by that.
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Also, I'm sure I've mentioned this sometime before in my history at pweb, I really hate it when people use "dialogue" as a verb. There was actually a rating on the evaluation forms in grad school that had one item on it that went something like, "Dialogueing clearly with other professionals without use of jargon." I think I was the only one who was really amused by that.
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I hate the word "electrocute" and all forms of it. Electrocution, electrocuted, etc.
I think I have a mild synesthesia when it comes to this word. It gives me a strange, coppery, metallic, bitter taste whenever I say it or think it. There's only a few words that do this for me, and 'electrocute' is the worst.
I think I have a mild synesthesia when it comes to this word. It gives me a strange, coppery, metallic, bitter taste whenever I say it or think it. There's only a few words that do this for me, and 'electrocute' is the worst.
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Like... as in "Puss in Boots"? Or as in "that vile puss [sic] seeped from the wound like sap from a newly cut tree"?
This reminds me one of the very few puns I enjoy:
"Bad grammar makes me [sic]."
As for words I hate, they include panties, turgid, and congealed (yes, mostly in the past tense).
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I hear the bells
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I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
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well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
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