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Anyone have a list of words that you can barely stand to hear uttered? A friend from college nearly goes into seizures when she hears the "oi" dipthong... needless to say, a group of us took it upon ourselves to torture her by repeating the phrase "moist oily boil wrapped in aluminum foil".
I have trouble with the words "dollop" and "youngster". Is this a shared neurosis, and if so, is there a word to describe this disorder?
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Welcome Fibrebabe  I absolutely loathe the ubiquitous f*ck - not simply because its usage has degenerated from earthy to vulgar, but because it sounds ugly. It is used in a variety of hateful ways that degrade the basic meaning of the word, and the sound of it is the sound of fingernails across a blackboard, for me.
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f*ck
I have to disagree Max, I think of it as a nice, crisp, succinct word.
Since having our thread on the word, I don't really like hearing discombobulated. Coming from people my age it sounds like they're stupid trying to sound intelligent.
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Max wrote: I absolutely loathe the ubiquitous f*ck and then wrote It is used in a variety of hateful ways that degrade the basic meaning of the word,
and I couldn't agree more. To me it also degrades the person who uses it as a casual profanity. (Including myself)
{insert ashamed of herself blushing emoticon here}
Just seems to me that one should first learn to use the language before venturing on to the Dark Side ... but then if one truly knows the language ....
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the ubiquitous Monty Python lads covered this with their woody and tinny words (of which woody and tinny are examples thereof) -- I'm sure there is a link buried in the archives.
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The interesting thing about the "F" word (don't you just love the convolutions we go through to get around four little letters?) is that (a) it is entirely ubiquitous these days, and (b) it has actually lost its original meaning in most usage. "F*ck me!" is a common expression in Ozkiwitralasia (is that a valid neologism?), yet there are no sexual connotations intended by it or taken from it. It is also no longer the sole domain of the rougher kind of male. I must admit, though, that I'm still coming to terms with women of good education (and presumably upbringing) telling others to "F*ck off" or "Get f*cked" without even breaking stride or considering it in any way out of the ordinary. Because, of course, it isn't out of the ordinary these days, far from it. I even heard my dear old Mum use it once when she managed to put her finger between the foot and base plate of her sewing machine and thereby stitch her finger to the fabric she was sewing ... which rocked me back on my heels more than the actual accident, which was messy enough! And she would have been older than WOW if she wasn't dead at the moment. I think you can dislike it, but you're never going to get rid of it. I guess that in fifty years' time a board like ours will be discussing its etymology! 
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The word "pain" itself does that to me.
(Trapped between quotes it has less effect though)
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Capital Kiwi stated I think you can dislike it, but you're never going to get rid of it. I guess that in fifty years' time a board like ours will be discussing its etymology! Agreed. This thread is one that I feel very comfortable contributing to, due to its entirely subjective nature. The original post asked about words that inflict excruciating pain, and that one does for me. I have no intention of launching a campaign against the word, any more than against prioritise, which I hate with equal vehemence. Unschooled as I am, aesthetics, or my sense thereof, is the guiding force behind my use of language, and both those words are quite unbearably ugly to me. 
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"F*ck me!" is a common expression - - - - yet there are no sexual connotations intended by it or taken from itI don't entirely agree with that. Over here, the equaly common expression of surprise/dismay, "F*ckin' Hell!!" is often greeted with the reply, " I certainly hope they do!"
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"F*ckin' Hell!!" is often greeted with the reply, " I certainly hope they do!"Which just goes to reinforce my comments on belief systems and updating them elsewhere! 
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