Words I Loathed

[Janelle]

Isabelle wrote: "One word I hate was made up by Scott Westerfeld (i think) in Pretties he uses the world 'bubbly' over and over again to mean exciting or something. It bugged me so much!!! Pretties is a good book e..."
I love that series, but yeah it did get on my nerves. He also used 'icy' in lieu of 'bubbly' in one of the other books, which was equally annoying.

[Jennifer]

I can't stand "erybody." The first few times I heard it, it sounded funny, but I can't believe the way it's caught on. It's so annoying.

[Izzy]

Jerry wrote: "Isabelle wrote: "One word I hate was made up by Scott Westerfeld (i think) in Pretties he uses the world 'bubbly' over and over again to mean exciting or something. It bugged me so much!!! Pretties..."

yea that was soo anoying (it was in specials) In the future you would think they would have more than one word for exiting. I love the uglies series too they are my fave books!

[Esther]

Rilee wrote: "Hannahr wrote: "Kate wrote: "Yeah, I'm lost on this alleged w word. Whore? Weiner? Wigger? Whippersnapper? Lol."

LOL!
Wimpy?
Warty?
Wanker?
Wizz?

Oh, the agony of not knowing!!


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ha..."

The specific word I was referring to was wanker - just to put you out of your agony :0)

I served in the army with a large group of boys where I was speaking a language I hardly knew. So I fully understand the 'joys' of not understanding slang.

Personally I noticed how swearing has become commonplace (no criticism, I partake frequently myself)
When I was at school 'bum' was a forbidden rude word and arse too awful to contemplate.

[Laura]

Rilee wrote: "Terry wrote: "Rilee, you are a joy! Kate, you are wise. Christy, good riddance! I'm over 60 and do not, have not, will not use the "C" word....or any other word which requires a one-letter coding...."

Liking to hold it isn't weird! I definitely prefer to read printed works.

[Bridgette]

Isabelle wrote: "One word I hate was made up by Scott Westerfeld (i think) in Pretties he uses the world 'bubbly' over and over again to mean exciting or something. It bugged me so much!!! Pretties is a good book e..."

I like Scott Westerfields book alright, but he really has some annoying words and similies. Take this one from Midnighters: "all day it had been gaining weight like a new employee at Baskin Robbins." And then at another part, one of his characters says, "If you're going to be all new-mathy..." I think he tries too hard to sound "hip"

[Heather]

That's the trouble with someone who is more mature writing fiction for younger audiences. They have to do incredible amounts of research on jargon alone so that the characters sound authentic. However, when they throw around slang too much, it does sound weird.

[Raiveran]

Xysea wrote: "I loathe the word 'Irregardless.'

It is not a word. It is a mutant.

One of the funniest mispronounciation stories I heard was allegedly about Chris Noth (Mr Big, Sex and the City).

Appa..."


As an update to make your eyes bleed, American literates have accepted "irregardless" as a dictionary word, REGARDLESS of its double-negative status in logic.

[Tara]

Irregardless is a major pet peeve of mine as well.

I hate it when people say "yous." It's not a word, but it bugs me nevertheless.

[NancyL]

That's why we Southerners say "You all".

[Minnie]

I'm not sure if this fits into the category of words I hate since this is a case of two words put together, but I honestly hate it when I hear or see an "old adage"! Yuck!! An "adage" is an old story, so unless you mean an old old story don't put them together, it's tautologous.

[Janelle]

Anna wrote: "Words I loathe after reading Stephanie Meyer:
topaz, forks, sparkle, icy."

And chagrin, dazzle, marble and granite? ;)

[Rachel]

Cheesey metophors during sex scenes they just make them more awkward and giggly.

[Janelle]

Rachel wrote: "Cheesey metophors during sex scenes they just make them more awkward and giggly."

I can't stand when an author uses the word 'seed' during a sex scene :|

[Esther]

I really punished myself last week by reading an erotica followed by a romance on audio (freebies I needed to review).
Both of them described a kiss with the phrase 'he plundered her mouth with his tongue' ????!!!! Eeeew!

[Janelle]

Esther wrote: "I really punished myself last week by reading an erotica followed by a romance on audio (freebies I needed to review).
Both of them described a kiss with the phrase 'he plundered her mouth with his..."

That sounds SO unpleasant :| I think I'll start using that as a threat to people, haha

[Roadkill1313]

If I have to suffer through one more "teachable moment" from the highschool dropouts who write Obama's speeches I'm going to hurl.

[Kelly]

Roadkill1313 wrote: "If I have to suffer through one more "teachable moment" from the highschool dropouts who write Obama's speeches I'm going to hurl."

Do you mean the recent one about putting the car in D if you want to go somewhere and R if you want to reverse? Followed by the smug grin: "Get it? Get it?! Like D is for Democrat and R..." Groan. I'll back away, though, because I'm polite and don't want to offend political sensibilities. Back to books...

I hate "thrust" and read about someone "moving his hips rhythmically". I wanted to go vomit immediately following that little passage. Also, the word "moist". I don't care if you are describing a cake. Just stop it!

As far as not knowing what words meant. I had two really embarrassing moments in high school. One involving the word "euthanasia". My English teacher liked inserting current events into classes for some reason and wanted to know what we thought of euthanasia. She called on one girl who said, "I think it's terrible. Nobody has a right to do that. I don't care if the person does want to die!" Another kid said he personally didn't care, "If they want to die, they want to die." We went around the whole room with everyone weighing in. I swear the first 10 kids answered coherently and there I was, sitting in the back of the room, totally clueless as to what they were talking about. Then, it came around to me and I was so confused. I was wondering why the youth in Asia wanted to kill themselves so badly...so I went into some long monologue about overpopulation and how their parents couldn't pay enough attention to them as individuals. My teacher's face was turning bright red as she was trying to hold back laughter and one girl in front of me turned around and said, "No, stupid! You don't get it do you?" My teacher snapped at her and then told another girl to go up and write the word on the board.

She goes up and writes EUTHANASIA on the board in perfect handwriting and smirks at me. My teacher then explained it to the whole class. I'd bet you there was someone still to be called on about the topic who also had no clue what it was either...but I took one for the team.

Then, there was the time we were to say a sentence in French about a photo and then translate what we said into English. I said, "The man in the bed is in love because he has a heart on his cast." My slightly southern accent made me slur the words 'heart on'. I didn't even know what one of THOSE was. Hell, I was a virgin freshman! I became legendary for my naivety in our small school.

[Tara]

Kelly, I have to pity you, but those stories were hilarious. Especially the euthanasia one. I laughed out loud.

[stormhawk]

regarding euthanasia ...

I thought I was the only bright kid that ever happened to. Mine was in a phone conversation with a friend, luckily, but mortifying just the same, given the breadth of my vocabulary as a high school senior.

[Joanne]

I hate "frisson."

[Joanne]

I agree Anna, and I'm not fond of "lambent" either.

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Anna wrote: "Joanne wrote: "I hate "frisson.""

Especially when followed by 'terror' or 'ecstasy.'"

Oh, don't like those either and for some reason I have it in for nosh! Why do I hate that word? no idea but I do. It really bugs me. I also hate it when the heroine nibbles. Sheesh! So glad that Stephenie Plum never nibbles anything. I guess most heroines are mice.

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Anna wrote: "Words I loathe after reading Stephanie Meyer:
topaz, forks, sparkle, icy."

Oh, I now LOVE those words...went to Forks. I always liked topaz (my birth stone), sparkle as in crystal and icy I am very fond of but now they are simply Perfect. I used to hate perfect but SM caused me to love it.

[SesameG]

'service' instead of serve, as in 'can I service the next person in line', which is what this perverted guy I used to work with would say if someone gorgeous was in line next. He actually thought no one understood the connotation!

[SesameG]

oh yeah, and, like Kelly, I can't stand 'moist'. blaahhh!

[Nicola]

What about "munchies?"

I always loaaathed that word "hmm. I have a serious case of the munchies!"
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[Nicola]

What about "Ehmagawd!" from the Clique?
I find it really annoying
Lisi, find another word!
Also in the Clique "Kuh-laire!"
AHHHHHHHH!

[Lynn]

NancyL wrote: "That's why we Southerners say "You all"."

I hate "You all." I mean, who says that? WE Southerners say, "Ya'll."

[Lori S.]

In no particular order:
"hot" as in "OMG s/he's so hot" and variations. Does that mean s/he's been standing out in the sun too long?

"OMG" and variations makes the character sound so Valley girl.

The use of the "F" word in every capacity but its original, intended use makes characters sound extremely juvenile. The same goes for variations on the term meaning >pile o' manure<.

The term "smexy" is just stupid and doesn't mean anything.

[Joann H (Sshh!!! I'm reading)]

after suffering through the first two books of the "fifty shades of grey" trilogy, if I hear the words: mercurial, Grey, or Laters again I will barf on that person.

[[deleted user]]

Boobies. I freaking hate that

[[deleted user]]

I hate that word so much. Boobies, tits, boobs. How immature! Just say breast like an adult.