Your least favourite word in the English Language?

Dunjohn

"Khaki". And especially "khakis."

deman

I hate when someone says that they "gave it 110%"

It's impossible. Tell the truth... you only gave it 100%.

threebeards

2 perfectly fine words, going and forward, but when they're used together.....I hate that phrase!!

Dunjohn

Wait, I also hate the word "budget." Nothing to do with the current economic situation, I've just always hated it phonetically. It just sounds really... dirty or something.

rua327

crinimal... can also be pronounced criminal.

Four-Percent

Dude.

postboy

going forward :mad:

postboy

Just joined, how do you follow more than one thread or even view another topic at the same time

looksee

You'll probably find it easier to read one topic at a time To change though, go to the very top bar on this site where it says Arts, Biz, Edu etc float your curser over one of them and select a different forum.

Parasite
Like - 'and then I like, said like, you know, I mean he was like...'

doolox

....such as "societal" instead of "social" which probably sounds too much like "socialist" for the God-fearing, communist hating Americans......

"Affordable" ?? whats wrong with "cheap"?

"Materialise"??? whats wrong with "happen".

Also, as mentioned before, "going forward" and other business buzz-words.

pickarooney

'Affordable' and 'cheap' are not synonyms. Cheap, while still relative, is less so than affordable which takes into account not only the cost of comparable items but also the disposable income of the prospective purchaser.

'Materialise' doesn't mean 'happen'. It's closer to 'appear' in meaning.

Bonavox

Persevere :mad:

Capt'n Midnight

sidewalk = footpath / path

too much political correctness, too many new words in an attempt to avoid offending anyone which is just a never ending chase

pickarooney

Sidewalk means pavement, specifically a pedestrian path beside a road. A footpath can go anywhere.

Too pedantic?

wonton

well basically, there are quite a few words that basically annoy me, but i've basically narrowed it down to basically a few that i basically can't stand listening to anymore.


1.basically

2.awesome

3.literally


okay it's not really the words but their constant usage that gets to me.

deman

Agree with you on Awesome. Really really hate it.

All because the meaning of the word Awful changed into the total opposite of what it had originally meant.

Sie

wonton wrote: »

well basically, there are quite a few words that basically annoy me, but i've basically narrowed it down to basically a few that i basically can't stand listening to anymore.


1.basically

2.awesome

3.literally


okay it's not really the words but their constant usage that gets to me.

Don't forget amazing

Dunjohn

It's not a single word, but I'm hearing the phrase "not one red cent" everywhere since the election (most recently used by Denis O'Brien) and I'm sick of it. Does anybody know what it means?

honeybadger11

wipe....

doomed

Inc. - (when used after "Ireland") We are a f**king country or a society but we are not Tesco.

rightsizing - used by people who are think "downsizing" has been rumbled. Has anyone ever used rightsizing to describe an increase in staff?

Smartly Dressed

Tummy.

Donkey Oaty

Dunjohn wrote: »

It's not a single word, but I'm hearing the phrase "not one red cent" everywhere since the election (most recently used by Denis O'Brien) and I'm sick of it. Does anybody know what it means?

This phrase originates in the US, from the original reddish copper-nickle colour of the coin, which apparently became redder with time. Some say it's also due to the Native American "redskin" on the old 1c piece.

But in cultural terms you could think of it as a subliminal intensifier, replacing "not a feckin' cent" or whatever.

pickarooney

We have the same expression in Irish: 'Nil pingin rua agam" but I don't know if that is a translation, if it predates it or is a coincidence. There's also "brass farthing" which means esentially the same thing.

Eoin

"Zany". Mostly because it's used by people trying too hard to be "wacky".