You went straight for the meanings of the words. I agree with you, but based on your thread name, I was thinking more the words themselves rather than what they mean.

rare, rear, horror – I just find them difficult to say. I don't have a speech disorder of any kind, but my mind sees these words as speedbumps.

Any word that starts with "ultra." At this point in time, it's way, way overused. Nothing is "ultra" anything anymore.

phone – OK, that one I dislike for its meaning, at least its connotation. Phone = ring = stop bothering me!

All the political words – liberal, conservative, elitist, partisan, et al. – they've been used and abused to the point where they cease to mean what they originally meant. On top of that, do people not realize that accusing someone of being partisan is, in fact, being partisan? It's like the words have turned into meaning "someone who is" rather than "the act of doing."

Anyway, that's my list.

Epitome. I hate this one because of the possibility of mispronouncing it.
Harrass, harrassment. if you pronounce these Ha rass, and ha rass ment. instead of harrass ment. the other becomes Heiress
I am not sure that I hate nigger, I have learned to hate "Nigga" tho.

I would rather post the words that I love!.. :D

Totally
&
Actually

What is the big kick with actually lately anyway? It as if everyone got so used to everything being mundane all the time they decided to add actually to everything they say in order to at least sound or appear interested or interesting. Maybe some subtle form of a god complex?

I really hate the word hate also. So negative....

I also can not stand the words people use when they are bagging on someone. It doesn't matter what the words are specifically. Just making someone feel like crap. Those words make me grumble.

I think the words "cunt" and "nigger" are relative.

I don't mind the word "cunt" when speaking among my girlfriends, but if a man dares to utter that syllable, I will freak.

From what I understand, it is a similar thing with "nigger." People may use it among each other, but it's not for outsiders.

Same thing with "faggot" or "fairy." I have a friend who freaks out when people use these terms, but he'll call my and say, "Guess what, it's your favorite faggot in the whole wide world!"


While I try to be polite and considerate in my choice of words, I do sometimes feel that the "politically correct" movement is a bit over the top. On some level, I would rather have the bigots and idiots show their prejudice in the first few words, rather than hiding behind polite phrases and having it take forever to realize what schmucks they are.

Yes, schmuck is one of my favorite words. I has the lovely harsh "k" sound, so commonly found in swear words, that evokes a nice, emotional response, yet is still considered acceptable in polite conversation.

the acronym WASP . can you think of one time you heard it used when it wasnt meant as an insult ? also, its redundant. if you are of anglo saxon heritage, you are automatically 'white' . mind as well say ASP. tho as the asp's bite can be deadly, the one using the word might not feel quite so superior... which leads me to 'white' and 'black'. silly. how many people walking around are white or black ? casper the friendly ghost and darth vader ? if we have to keep our heads buried in the 2d millennium's great racial divide, theres cream and coffee or vanilla and chocolate....whatta ya think ?

I can't stand the word "duty".

I also don't like words that mask their meaning like friendly fire and collateral damage.

Well I say both! I usually only use the word cunt in a sexual situation though. If not in a sexual situation, I use it to label a woman who has gone beyond the label of stupid bitch and thus deserves the label of 'cunt' or 'stupid cunt'. Also, I'm a rapper so I say nigga all the time. Well, not all the time, but a lot more than most white people do. I obviously don't believe in political correctness. What's the First Amendment good for if you can't use it?

apropos

pamper

C. U. Next Tuesday is pretty bad too.

W00T

irregardless -Which isn't really a word at all. It should just be regardless. People add the "ir" to sound intelligent but it just makes them sound uneducated. Its sad really.

I mind 'cunt' much less than I do 'twat'. In my mind, 'cunt' connotes a woman of power... if only because it's usually used to describe a woman who has exercised her sexuality or bugged the shit out of someone or otherwise overstepped traditional feminine boundaries.

'Twat', however, sounds... vapid. Unintelligent. Powerless. A twat IS her genitalia ad nothing else, whereas a cunt is using her genitalia to her own glorious ends.

Just hate that word.

And I don't like the word 'lovely'. Don't ask -- it's my thing.

The phrase, "to tell you the truth" bothers me. I guess everything the speaker said previously was a lie. Oh, and "as I said"....

Xylitol. Because its actually a great organic sweetener made from birch syrup that does not even raise blood sugar at all but the name sounds very chemical and off-putting so its hard to get people to use it even when the health benefits are great.

"cunt" I find to be vile, while "twat" is cute, but these are words for private use, nouns, not adjectives to describe unwelcome company.

"nigger" this , "nigga" that, I do not want to hear the use of that word in public, I am sick of "homegirls/ boyz" (yep, those, too) on the bus using it in casual conversation "I was hangin' with my niggas last night" on a bus full of many races and nationalities, so I disagree with people who are on the inside having free use of the word, and no outsiders! So use it inside your community, not in public.

When used this way it is intended to offend the outsider/divide the community, and this is the out in the world, on the bus, which is for the public, for everyone, it's not your "crib" (another word I hate) so spare me the insider talk. Bitch about racism when you bring it on? Please, "girlfriend" (another word use I hate). If I hear you use it in public, maybe I'm gonna use it in public, too, and then we'll see how YOU like that!

I don't like pussy either, unless it is referring to pussy-cats. " vagina" & "penis" sound so...clinical. "yoni " and "lingham" at least brings some spiritual aspect back into sex. "Tantra" is beautiful but overused and misused to refer to many things that are not Tantra. It was not intended to mean "group grope" so used in that context is disappointing to hear, denigrates the meaning.

But I do like the word fuck for it's raw power, used in just about any context. I enjoy it. Yes, when someone says "Fuck YOU!" and I like them, I say, "Promise, or threat?" and if I don't like them and they say "Fuck YOU!" I say "best fuck YOU'd ever get!" So in a sense, sometimes you do have to reclaim the word from it's intended use, make it your own.

Tat was probably what the kids on the bus are trying to do, not realizing it is offensive. I once witnessed a middle-aged church-going type woman of color get into a discussion with 3 teenage boys on the bus over their language and word choice. She didn't shame them, but engaged them in a discussion, so that she did get them so to see her point, and they apologized. I was impressed.

yes woman and negro are nicer words said and written...

I dislike Have a great, nice day, weekend. Going forward irks me. Obamanomics pisses me off. Protecting the american people -- I never asked to be protected! Gay marriage --- marriage is gay? They are having sex is huh? No child left behind --- yes. a child should not be left alone in a car. Global warming --- I do not believe the earth is going to hell. There is no difference between Democrats and Republicans --- do they belong to the same party? My mother, father, priest, teacher made me do it. Game is over! Pro Life and Pro Choice. Life begins at conception. Legalized abortion. Illegal abortion. Consulting adults. Emotional Quotient. I am addicted to x.
Not money is money. All swear words should be used with out harming anyone -- situation, subject, speaker, listener. Any word which harms, hurts, judges, or puts down another person.

how it is pronounced is... negar. to be spoken with a grivel accent. joking. i didn't know if i could go on this one but i did finally figure out what evil is and why some people appreciate it. it is resistance to what is bad at the expense of anything.

weight--when people pronounce it weigth.

white, while or any word that begins with wh--when people pronounce it hwite, hwile. Are people illiterate? It's pronounced like that frequently on t.v.

the usage of: were as in "If he were". Why can't we just say "If he was"???

There seems to be a lot of language stamped in the western English grammar books that is completely out-dated.

cloaca.

"bicepts" and "tricpets"

Teetotaler, in part because of it's meaning, but mainly because of the maddening number of ways to mispronounce and misspell it.

Any and all internet acronyms when spoken. I no longer mind seeing "LOL" on a screen, but if I hear it I wish bodily harm upon whoever uttered it.

Gov'ment. Seriously, is the 'ern' portion of that word SO insanely difficult to add?

I abhor the word "gob," and I hate its plural even more. I also dislike "chunky," especially if it's near the word "hot" or the reviled "gob."

lol. I hate the word "exaggeration"- I almost always mess up the spelling

I go bonkers when i hear the term 'politically' correct; i think the word or phase that one uses to communicate must be understood between the parties participating in the communication process....the 'heck' with what others think about communication between 2 or more parties.

can't believe nobody's said "whatever". especially when both syllables are stressed.

Emotional.
It is used in the media to describe every human encounter, interview or speech, and it has lost its meaning.

bucolic
I know it means like pretty country scenery. but it always makes me think of rotten broccoli

The phrase "kindred spirits." UGH. Phoneeee baloneeee

yum
yummy
yummers

folks

Disturbed
Disturbing
Issues
Which--Only because it is misused 60% of the time.
Crimson
Belly

They're all gaytarded.

"Literally." People use it when it doesn't apply.

Also,"Is." People have been adding an extra one. They seem to think the first one is part of a phrase. "The thing is, is that ..." Obama does it a lot. (I supported Obama, literally.)

"Better." People use this word to mean "one of the best" but not the absolute best. "He is one of the better quarterbacks." Only if there are but two quarterbacks. "Better" is used only when comparing two. "He is the better of the two quarterbacks." If he is one of the best, you should say exactly that. Using the word "better" does not diminish it a notch.

I...People seem to think that "and" must be followed by "I."
"Give the box to George and I." You wouldn't say "Give the box to I."

I HATE the word splooge which some people say meaning ejaculate. It really grosses me out!!

virtually

can't stand this word!

I absolutely detest the word "Preakness"