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I wish people would stop using that word...

BRRBRRMember
In reading a couple of recent threads, I keep seeing a few words that just make me cringe. It's not just here, either - I hear it often out and about in the world. In fact, there is one in particular that I really, really despise and wish would leave our vernacular: douche. For some inexplicable reason, it's become a commonplace way to describe people and/or actions. Using that word, or any variation of it, as anything other than its original meaning really puts me off. Maybe I'm too sensitive.

What other words that are currently being used make you cringe or annoy the hell out of you?
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S snipesMember
quote:
Originally posted by DoubleD:
What-not

Not sure if it's one word or two, but it's still annoying.

At some point in this thread, I challenge someone to create a coherent post incorporating all of these mentioned words. Smile


Douchy dudes are commonplace in the Northeast. The vernacular may be copacetic to the locals, but all I hear is blah, blah, blah and what-not.

You know what I mean?
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
quote:
Originally posted by snipes:
quote:
Originally posted by DoubleD:
What-not

Not sure if it's one word or two, but it's still annoying.

At some point in this thread, I challenge someone to create a coherent post incorporating all of these mentioned words. Smile


Douchy dudes are commonplace in the Northeast. The vernacular may be copacetic to the locals, but all I hear is blah, blah, blah and what-not.

You know what I mean?


Totally.
doubleddoubledMember
quote:
Originally posted by snipes:
quote:
Originally posted by DoubleD:
What-not

Not sure if it's one word or two, but it's still annoying.

At some point in this thread, I challenge someone to create a coherent post incorporating all of these mentioned words. Smile


Douchy dudes are commonplace in the Northeast. The vernacular may be copacetic to the locals, but all I hear is blah, blah, blah and what-not.

You know what I mean?

LOL Bravo Snipes!
sunnylea57sunnylea57Member
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Originally posted by futronic:
"Like" - Unless it's used for comparison or you enjoy something, take it out of your sentence.

"Literally" - i.e., "That book literally blew my mind." Did it really? Unless it actually happened, don't use the word.


"Goes" in place of "said".

"So she goes, 'it was like, so funny, I literally couldn't stop laughing.'"
V vsMember
quote:
Originally posted by sunnylea57:
quote:
Originally posted by futronic:
"Like" - Unless it's used for comparison or you enjoy something, take it out of your sentence.

"Literally" - i.e., "That book literally blew my mind." Did it really? Unless it actually happened, don't use the word.


"Goes" in place of "said".

"So she goes, 'it was like, so funny, I literally couldn't stop laughing.'"


I'm like, "yeah", and she's all, "no".
winetarelliwinetarelliMember
quote:
Originally posted by futronic:
"Literally" - i.e., "That book literally blew my mind." Did it really? Unless it actually happened, don't use the word.


This.

Also, can't stand the term "bling" -- seems so materialistic and wealth-braggardly.

Also, I cannot stand not-words:

nother. "That is a whole nother issue."
funner/funnest "This ride is funner than that one... This is the funnest ride at the park."
sunnylea57sunnylea57Member
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Originally posted by VinT:
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Originally posted by sunnylea57:
My bad.

Posted as an apology for overusing 'just sayin'? Or posted to nominate 'my bad' as another candidate for the linguistic scrap heap?


Talking about my favourite Michael Jackson record. But I really should have posted it in the "12 Albums of Influence" thread. Sorry. My bad. Oops, I did it again. (Which isn't on my 12 Albums of Influence.)
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