Most annoying word in the U.S.

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#187253 - 10/12/09 12:29 PM Re: in my heart of hearts [sic] [Re: latishya]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3764 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Originally Posted By: latishya I have tried to read up on this but still do not understand it. In the English of my country it is most often used in a positive sense of cakes and other baked confectioneries. The extreme aversion to the word I find bewildering. Perhaps I am better off this way. But, Latysh, are there not in your native language or languages words that irritate you and others when used in a conversation? Not particularly urban or youngster's slang , but just fashionable words that are overused? There is in French a word that irritates me. In conversations, they very often say: -'génial' for any little thing or idea they think funny, good or pleasant. It baffles me. I never dared make a comment on it, because it does not seem to irritate them one bit.
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#187256 - 10/12/09 02:31 PM Re: warm, moist leatherette [Re: Jackie]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2477 Loc: R'lyeh	Here's my top ten most annoying words in English: 1. the 2. of 3. to 4. and 5. a 6. in 7. is 8. it 9. you 10. that The whole list. But seriously folks, I really cannot even begin to comprehend why people are annoyed with words. It's like saying that sand annoys you. I can see being annoyed with the people who use the words.
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#187260 - 10/12/09 04:44 PM Re: warm, moist leatherette [Re: zmjezhd]
olly addict Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 666 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand	Same as. I get a bit peeved by misuse sometimes, not often, but more by annoying usage. Like Uncle Z says, don't blame the gun.
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#187261 - 10/12/09 05:02 PM Re: in my heart of hearts [sic] [Re: BranShea]
latishya enthusiast Registered: 11/24/07 Posts: 387 Loc: कहीं &...	Originally Posted By: BranShea [quote=latishya] But, Latishya, are there not in your native language or languages words that irritate you and others when used in a conversation? Not particularly urban or youngster's slang , but just fashionable words that are overused? There is in French a word that irritates me. In conversations, they very often say: -'génial' for any little thing or idea they think funny, good or pleasant. It baffles me. I never dared make a comment on it, because it does not seem to irritate them one bit. It is a question of degree. There are words whose sound I dislike but from what I read about moist it seems to generate an unusual aversion a real loathing or revulsion not merely a "oh that's an ugly word" sort of reaction.
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#187262 - 10/12/09 06:02 PM Re: warm, moist leatherette [Re: zmjezhd]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3764 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd Here's my top ten most annoying words in English: 1. the 2. of 3. to 4. and 5 6. in 7. is 8. it 9. you10. that The whole list.But seriously folks, I really cannot even begin to comprehend why people are annoyed with words. It's like saying that sand annoys you. I can see being annoyed with the people who use the words. -- That really made me laugh. Excuberantly! Annoyed with the people only the for second they use THE word. Toppie. GRRRrrr..... Sorry Latishya, I always struggle with both with the lenght of your name and always must take an extra look for what to put first, y or i. It doesn't annoy me, but....
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#187264 - 10/12/09 06:17 PM Re: warm, moist leatherette [Re: BranShea]
latishya enthusiast Registered: 11/24/07 Posts: 387 Loc: कहीं &...	Originally Posted By: BranShea [quote=zmjezhd]Here's my top ten most annoying words in English: Sorry Latishya, I always struggle with both with the lenght of your name and always must take an extra look for what to put first, y or i. It doesn't annoy me, but.... it was not primarily for you Branshea. I know you tried and did not intentionally chop my name to one ugly syllable.
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#187266 - 10/12/09 06:54 PM Just curious... [Re: latishya]
twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 796 Loc: western NY	Why is one syllable ugly?
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#187268 - 10/12/09 07:00 PM Re: Just curious... [Re: twosleepy]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2477 Loc: R'lyeh	Why is one syllable ugly? Could be because of the meaning of लत (i.e., lat) meaning in Hindi (see especially entry 3 at link).
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#187270 - 10/12/09 10:14 PM Re: Just curious... [Re: zmjezhd]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 10393 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Good heavens, it sure is easy to cause offense even within one's own culture, isn't it? Let alone cross-culturally. There was an Irishman here a while back who posted that some particular slang term for an Irish person was highly offensive. I remember being surprised reading that, because to me all the nicknames gave the same emotional response (pretty much none). I can't even remember for sure which one he said it was.
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#187271 - 10/13/09 03:55 AM Re: gramineous [Re: zmjezhd]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3764 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Interesting page;gee,how do you find them! There is one lat that's not that bad: लत lat, = S لتا लता latā, s.f. A creeper; a vine; hanging branch of a creeper; a branch; a tendril; a thread;—the musk-creeper (said to grow in the Dakkhan, and to be used medicinally);—the plant commonly called priyaṅgu; the gramineous plant priyaṅgu; the gramineous plant Trigonella corniculata, related to the Trigonella_foenum-graecum, which we know as fenugreek or fenegriek. The seeds are used in cooking and are said to be beneficial.
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