Are there words that, when spoken, make you cringe? Words that are overused and should be retired or taken out of the dictionary?
The ones that irk me the most are "classy" and "fancy". If you have to use either, you're neither. My husband creates websites on the side and I write for them, and one of our clients told me that she wants a "classier" font.
When pressed further, I figured out that she wanted a heavily seriffed font, which would look ridiculous online, and probably wouldn't show up in a browser anyway.
I also hate the word "whatever" when used to dismiss someone. It's just so rude.
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