Rant about Words…

This is going to be like a drive by slip in. I had a thought and figured I'd share, but I've got to get my crazy on and keep writing DCCD so I don't have to keep all you lovely people waiting.

Since to write good (I'm doing my ditching grammar thing before I get into my WIP ) you've gotta read, I constantly have my nose in a book. Either I'm beta-reading, or I'm picking up something new and visually gulping the words down. But there are some words that catch in my throat like seeds or peels in a smoothie.

And I decided today I'm going to bitch about them.

5. Giggle. Yep, that's right. Can't stand it. When used for a man. I'm sure some people will take offense and I'm really, truly sorry, but it really irks me when a big guy giggles in a story. Just doesn't seem like a sound a man can even make! Chuckle, snicker, snort! Save the giggling for the girls. The girly ones. Because when your badass assassin giggles I kinda hope someone will hear her and shoot her. Unless she's on vacation. Then I might forgive her.

4. Whine. Unless your character is very, very young or is being denied orgasm (I'll be honest—needing to get off makes me whiney too!) please do not have him or her whine! Secondary characters I'm not supposed to like are one thing, but I lose respect for characters who whine. And if your heroine is doing it to be cute…well, good luck to you, I don't know many authors who can pull that off.

3. Wail. This word annoys me so much—and it's used a lot during sex scenes. Some of my favourite authors use it! Every time I see this damn word I feel like I've bitten into tinfoil. I watch porn and even those women don't sound like emergency sirens when they're getting humped like they've never been humped before. I seriously think more authors need to consider gagging their characters. Might make it easier than coming up with sexy sounds.

2. Nekked. Really. Really? This one I just don't get. Well, I guess in dialogue…if you really must…but still. Why? Just why?

1. Spunk. Worse than cream. Just gives a really gross visual in my opinion. Spunk makes me think clumpy stuff, like cottage cheese. Not sure why but it's a word guaranteed to gross me out. Cum. Semen. Hell even seed if you can pull it off. But get your hero checked out if he starts ejaculating spunk.

So, are there any words that you just can't stand? Could be anything.