Words you hate to hear

[carnation]

'empower'

[KSUViolet06]

*The p and c words.

*The phrase "it is what is."

*Woot.

[rufio]

milk

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by sceniczip

Irregardless.

That's up there with "unstability."

Originally Posted by pshsx1

"Moist"

I was waiting for someone to throw that in there the second I found this thread.

[LatinaAlumna]

"much" - as in "upset much?"

"piggy-back" - as in "I'm going to piggy-back on his idea..."

"conversate" - it's NOT a word!

"YOU welcome" - instead of "you're welcome"

"no worries"

"come with" - as in, "We're going out. Wanna come with?"

"to coffee," "to sushi," etc. - I can't stand when people say "I'm going to coffee."--NO, you are GOING TO HAVE COFFEE.

"to prom" - This may be a regional thing, but we didn't say "We're going to prom." We said "We're going to the prom."

"bitch" - whether it's used to describe a female or male, and especially when someone refers to herself or her friends using this word.

"p" and "c" words (as others have mentioned)

"retarded"

"gay" used as an insult or to otherwise put something or someone down

any word or phrase used to express that one is going to or needs to use the facilities other than "I'm going to the restroom" (and even that bugs me; just excuse yourself without saying why)

"mami/papi" - whenever referring to someone other than a relative

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by Xanthus

"c" word as in cunt?

Sexual words and profanity generally don't bother me. It's the other things in this thread (e.g. irregardless) that people use when they don't know better that bother me.

[KSUViolet06]

*Legit (meaning cool, good, nice).

My youngest brother is in HS. He and he his friends use "legit" all the time.

Example: "Those shoes are so legit! Where did you get them?"

[33girl]

Originally Posted by epchick

"Panty." I HAAAAAAAAAAAATE that word, and it just creeps me out when people say it.

"Panty" or "panties" is such a gross, pornoriffic word. I can't put a finger on why, but it is. My friend who is a writer had a story with that word in and I pretty much told him, unless he wanted to gross out every girl who read it, take it out NOW.

Originally Posted by carnation

'empower'

Any corporatespeak grates on my nerves, and anyone who uses it loses so much credibility in my eyes it isn't funny.

Originally Posted by LatinaAlumna

""come with" - as in, "We're going out. Wanna come with?"

"to coffee," "to sushi," etc. - I can't stand when people say "I'm going to coffee."--NO, you are GOING TO HAVE COFFEE.

"to prom" - This may be a regional thing, but we didn't say "We're going to prom." We said "We're going to the prom."

I think all three of these are regional things.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

*Legit (meaning cool, good, nice).

My youngest brother is in HS. He and he his friends use "legit" all the time.

Example: "Those shoes are so legit! Where did you get them?"

This reminds me of when some friends used the word "bogus" constantly. It's just one of those fads that will be over soon.

I've seen Filth & The Fury enough times that the c-word doesn't even make a dent as far as I'm concerned. People saying GD and/or JC bug me a lot more.

Oh, and nouns as verbs. Example: "Journaling" - AAACK!! "Writing in your journal" is perfectly fine and really, you aren't so important that the earth will dissolve if you take the time to say those extra 3 words. Again, I think this ties in with the corporatespeak.

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Anywho, the long story short of it is that, at the end of the day, and irregardless of anything, it goes without saying that you all will have to get over the things that make you cringe because...ohhh emmmm geeeeee...you will drive yourself "c" crazy if you keep cringing over it like you're retarded.

And I'm one of those people who cusses like a sailor when I want a glorious break from the daily intellectually rigorous discussions with colleagues, family, and friends. In my opinion, it is classy, fancy, oooooooober attractive, and I feel empowered. Rock on.

ETA: So, it is what it is.

hah!

[LatinaAlumna]

"texting" and "texted"

These words sound so incorrect to me. I always say "I am sending him a text," instead of "I'm texting him," or "She sent me a text," instead of "She texted me."

[bostongreek]

Nipple. I don't know why, I just cannot stand that word.

[Benzgirl]

"Random"

"Bolded" (is bold a verb?)

"copacetic" (only people of a certain age group seem to use this)

"Bifurcate"

"anecdotal"

[honeychile]

Corporatespeak - fantastic word!

I hate to hear a nurses aide or such ask a patient if they have to "wee" or "piss". Surely they know the correct words! Same with waitresses who ask if you've "made all gone." Ack! You've just confirmed your tip.

I may be all alone in this last one, but when did people quit getting invitations and start getting invites? "Invites" sounds like something out of The Beverly Hillbillies!

[ASUADPi]

retarded
stupid

(I think these two come from 1) being called them as a child and 2) being a teacher and not wanting my students to use them).

The "n" word. I think this is the most reprehensible word in the English language.

What is sad is that people think it's totally okay to say. I worked at a school that was predominately hispanic (say 60%), then african american was about 35%. The african american students would walk around to and say (in front of little kids) to their friends "hey nigger what's up". I was absolutely and positively appalled!!!! I was appalled that they were 1) saying it as it is a word that "wrong" 2) saying it in front of little kids. I can't even put into appropriate words my complete horror of hearing people say this word. By using this word I feel like we have set ourselves back 100 years and I'm not even african american!!! There has got to me irony in this somehow.

[AGDee]

I second KSU Violet on "It is what it is". I knew there was one that I hear all the time but I apparently had blocked it out!