IYO, the most annoying word in the english language

Jewishfoodie

Mon, Mar 19 2018, 11:01 pm

Toe cheese. Ewww. I had to look it up after I heard it. Ewww. Im gonna gave a hard time eating cheese this year.

mmesti

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 6:03 am

"Basically"

People starting EVERY sentence with a basically. Argggg, I couldn't hate it more!

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 6:13 am

Whaaateveeerrrrr. This word must be at least once in every sentence. What does it mean? I mean, I know what it means literally, but what do people think I'll substitute instead of this -------- word?

losingweight

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 7:45 am

Jewishfoodie you had me really laughing hard! Not just the words, but the examples!!!!

yo'ma

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 7:55 am

mmesti wrote:

"Basically"

People starting EVERY sentence with a basically. Argggg, I couldn't hate it more!

I had a conversation with one of my sons rebbis and he practically said basically every other word. My ds talks like that too, but from an adult??!!

Jewishfoodie

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 8:03 am

Yo'ma, you really started an awesome thread! Who knew we had words we hated?

Like, you know, because, like, basically, we just hear these words, and don't even know how aggressively we hate them!

Thanks for the thread!

Jewishfoodie

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 8:04 am

losingweight wrote:

Jewishfoodie you had me really laughing hard! Not just the words, but the examples!!!!

yo'ma

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 8:05 am

Jewishfoodie wrote:

In conversation I mostly don't like words that are constantly repeated. Get a thesaurus!! But seeing that triggered word seep into imamother just At wits end

Jewishfoodie

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 8:26 am

And it became a self fulfilling prophecy. The more people used it, the more things "triggered" them!

People say inappropriate things all the time, or just appropriate things to the wrong people and not once did anything "trigger" me.

Like, was I programmed to implode if I heard the word 'gaseous'?

It reminds me of the hypnosis stories, where they embed thoughts into peoples' psyche, and when they hear a certain a "trigger" word, they would cluck like a duck until they were stopped.

Blue jay

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 9:37 am

"That Sucks" or "this sucks"

Kids use this expression all the time. I've banned it from my house.

I've heard this expression used in cartoons, childrens books and by the teachers themselves!

tovasara

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 11:18 am

I enjoyed this thread - thanks all!!!

I hate "I could care less", when clearly the person means "I couldn't possibly care less".

I also don't like the word irrespective.

Jewishfoodie

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 11:46 am

QueenBee3 wrote:

"That Sucks" or "this sucks"

Kids use this expression all the time. I've banned it from my house.

I've heard this expression used in cartoons, childrens books and by the teachers themselves!

Actually, that should be banned from everyone's vocabulary! Bad!

Jewishfoodie

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 2:07 pm

enneamom wrote:

As in, "agita maidele"?

No. As in, "the 'No response' thread gave me agita. "

Hate that word

Blue jay

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 2:33 pm

Jewishfoodie wrote:

No. As in, "the 'No response' thread gave me agita. "

Hate that word

I thought "agita" was an Italian word?

eschaya

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 2:36 pm

"So, apparently..."
Teenage dd starts virtually (see, I didn't say "literally") every sentance with that phrase. I've had enough.
"so, apparently there is a clothing sale tonight..."
"so, apparently we have a science project..."

I despise "hubby", "preggo", "totes", and all other diminutive forms of words that do not lend themselves to cuteness. Avi for toddler named Avraham is appropriate. Totes for totally is not.

Another vote for the misuse and/or overuse of long or rare words (unless there is a precise connotation that you are trying to give over that cannot be expressed with the more concise term).

Irregardless is not a word. Don't use it. Say regardless or irrespective.

Jewishfoodie

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 2:38 pm

QueenBee3 wrote:

I thought "agita" was an Italian word?

Yup.. And used liberally in our country apparently.. Its a combination of indigestion and aggravation...

Blue jay

Tue, Mar 20 2018, 2:41 pm

Jewishfoodie wrote:

Yup.. And used liberally in our country apparently.. Its a combination of indigestion and aggravation...

I wonder if its an overplayed word in Italy and then they sent it over to us to give us "Agita"

I usually take two tums and then the word is gone! LOL