ScientistOfSound
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I hate the word "thick" when used to describe somebodies intelligence level
It irks me out for some reason |
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scorpileo
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things like 'dont take this the wrong way.. (cue insult)'
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TwistedReflection
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Mispronunciations of "Ask": "Axed" and "Arxed".
"Too true."
Edit: Also, for some reason I also don't like hearing the sound of my own name when I am being spoken to. No idea why, though. |
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BasilSquire
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names of people.
contractions ("Jedward, Glamping etc.)
general poor spelling and punctuation. not too bothered about capitalisation for some reason.
americanisms
people that correct other peoples spelling and grammar in error. |
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BoltOn
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| IdahoRose wrote: | | The words I hate the most are "poop" and "pimple". The meanings don't bother me, but the double Ps in them are just awful to my ears. Whenever I talk about those things, I always say "crap" and "zit" instead. |
I cannot STAND the word 'Stink' - it is so onomatopaeic, the word itself reeks. I say 'Reek' instead. Also 'Delicious', it is just a revolting word to pronounce and most times to listen to.
And I can't stand anything to do with feet, in fact I often can't take the word itself, ditto toes. I'll say 'boot' or 'shoe' instead - keep your boot on the pedal. |
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Jory
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| "Asperger's," for about five different reasons. |
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Taybot97
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2 birds, 1 stone
How is that even possable, I've searched and found no evidence it has even been done before |
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FMX
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| _Square_Peg_ wrote: | "You don't mind, do you?"
How am I supposed to answer that?
- "Yes, I do."
- "Yes, I don't mind."
- "No, I do."
- "No, I don't mind." |
Yes, that one irks me a little bit, too. I usually mentally translate it to "do you mind?", so I answer "yes" if I mind and "no" if I don't. But what irks me more than the semantics of the question is the meaning behind it - or lack thereof. Often when people ask this they don't care whether you mind or not, they just want to give themselves extra justification for a questionable action.
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Redundancies (ATM machine, PIN number, KFC chicken)
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Nitpicking, I know, but "KFC chicken" is only redundant if it refers to the company "Kentucky Fried Chicken", not if it refers to the chicken sold by that company.
| _Square_Peg_ wrote: | I also get annoyed by the phrase "under the sea" and the word "underground".
You're not under anything, you're in it! You're in the sea! You're in the ground! The only time you're actually under the ground/sea, is if gravity stopped working. |
"underground" doesn't really bother me, because it's a word with its own meaning, distinct from the words from which it was formed, just like "redhead" does not refer to a head that is red. You have a point with "under the sea" - though it is technically possible to be under it if you're in the ground under the bottom of the sea.  |
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riot_gun
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| Any buzzword-y words or phrases that get repeated by a lot of people. Like when the whole recession was going down, people were always on about Main Street and Wall Street. It drove me crazy. |
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AspieOtaku
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The word "sense" makes me want to scream. I don't even like typing it or looking at it.
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HisDivineMajesty
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| scorpileo wrote: | | things like 'dont take this the wrong way.. (cue insult)' |
I actually like phrases like that. They enable you to predict what's coming.
"Not trying to be racist here, but those slaves should get back to their cotton fields."
"Not trying to sound mean, but you should wear a burqa as you're very ugly."
I don't like anything politicians say when they're on the losing side in a debate.
"We should take into account that [irrelevant to the question or debate], and also [cliché]." |
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AspieOtaku
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Two girls one cup
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Stuffedwithempty
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Do some words/phrases make you cringe? |
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| ocdgirl123 wrote: | Like metaphors due to their literal meaning, a dislike of the sound of a word, or a bad experience with a word or phrase?
The phrase "lost your head" gives me the willies for a couple of reasons. First of all, the literal definition of it is a bit unsettling AND when I was younger, I used to joke about this person's head falling off and turning into a rock for some reason and now I feel like that was mean because person I was joking about was a real person.
Anyone else? |
Not to sound blunt, but that joke would make a very good short story, I'd think. "When Metaphors come to life!"
Sorry sorry
Personally, I'm not sure words affect me, so much as questions. That usually asks for my opinion, something personal about me, or asks for my knowledge on a subject. And because I'm a very self-conscious person, I take it way out of context  |
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ocdgirl123
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| ScientistOfSound wrote: | I hate the word "thick" when used to describe somebodies intelligence level
It irks me out for some reason |
I don't like that one much either. |
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