Non-Clicky Poll: What word makes you cringe?

StrawberryAlarmClock

For me:

Moist

Perturb

Cup (I have no idea why.)

 

robinsokj

I'm not a fan of moist either, and for some odd reason I hate the word "blouse".  Ick

PinkPeony6210

StrawberryAlarmClock:

For me:

Moist

Perturb

Cup (I have no idea why.)

 

I hate the word moist too! But the word that makes me really cringe is "crotch". I can't stand it.

prego760

REFLUX!!!

And:
Compost
The C word that rhymes with Bunt

lindsleek

"Ain't" just because it makes people sound 'not smart'.

"Irregardless" why not just say regardless... it's the same thing!!!

 

Mrs.ABC

Moist really gets me too.

purplecrayon

Hubby.

I also cringe when I hear people say words incorrectly.  Example: "Across"  It is not pronounced "acrosst" or "acrossed".  There is no "t" or "-ed" in "across" so don't say it with one!

lindsleek

purplecrayon:

Hubby.

I also cringe when I hear people say words incorrectly.  Example: "Across"  It is not pronounced "acrosst" or "acrossed".  There is no "t" or "-ed" in "across" so don't say it with one!

Or when people get "affect" mixed up with "effect"... they really do have two seperate meanings!

prego760

Oh how about when people say Libary instead of Library. We have a street in town and when people call with problems the call it Armagosa and its actually Amargosa.

KKM

I hate the word moist as well, but I have to say it at least 10 times a day for my job.  Yuck.

I also hate the *c* word, and oddly the word cloth.

MWoodside

Core.

MelonieK

prego760:

REFLUX!!!

And:
Compost
The C word that rhymes with Bunt

This makes me see red!

KRISTA555

Lover.  There's really never a good reason to tell someone that he's your lover, or to call your SO "lover". 

Browsing ("No, thanks, we're just browsing.")

 

synchrosally

For some strange reason "comical" makes me cringe.  I know it's a real word, but it just bugs me...always has.

KRISTA555

Oh!  And that cheery colored frozen treat you enjoy?  It's called SherBET, not SherBERT.   I don't know why so many people insert an "r" in there.

lovinfall

moist

 

StrawberryAlarmClock

prego760:

Oh how about when people say Libary instead of Library. We have a street in town and when people call with problems the call it Armagosa and its actually Amargosa.

Ugh. And "ambalance" for ambulance.

synchrosally

KRISTA555:

Oh!  And that cheery colored frozen treat you enjoy?  It's called SherBET, not SherBERT.   I don't know why so many people insert an "r" in there.

Here it's usually spelled Sorbet, but we still say Sherbert.  That has always confused me...just like saying baloney when it's spelled balogna! 

MrsPur

prego

hubby

the p word referring to a vagina

ladyduke

Midwifery.

I had LO at a midwifery center and always felt silly saying it.I'd rather pronounce it with the long "i" sound instead of like mid-WIFF-ery.

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klf2284

Nipple.  I hate that word!

I also hate any slang for the female genitalia. 

StrawberryAlarmClock

MrsPur:

prego

hubby

the p word referring to a vagina

Hate both of these!!

tomkat35728

Hmm...I am sure I could think of a ton, but the one that comes to my mind most easily is "lance" - as in having a cyst or boil lanced.

:::shudders:::

 

robinsokj

KRISTA555:

Oh!  And that cheery colored frozen treat you enjoy?  It's called SherBET, not SherBERT.   I don't know why so many people insert an "r" in there.

Sorbet and sherbert both exist

Pocky873

 "moist" and all slang for female genitalia makes me cringe. 

I don't know if this is something specific to NY and the tri-state area, but I can't stand when people pronounce "ask" as "acks", as in "I acksed him to do something for me."  It's like nails on a chalkboard to me! 

Also can't stand it when "mischievous" is pronounced as "mis-chee-vee-ous".

kate930

Panty. 

kate930

robinsokj:

KRISTA555:

Oh!  And that cheery colored frozen treat you enjoy?  It's called SherBET, not SherBERT.   I don't know why so many people insert an "r" in there.

Sorbet and sherbert both exist

Agreed. They are actually different things.

And SherbeRt is an accepted pronunciation.  

Sam78

kate930:

Panty. 

me too

JMC1024

Mines used instead of mine or my

lildevil968

Being from Washington State, I really hate when people pronounce it Worshington. There is no R!

I also hate when people refer to Soda as Pop. It drives me nuts!

STAR15

lindsleek:

"Ain't" just because it makes people sound 'not smart'.

"Irregardless" why not just say regardless... it's the same thing!!!

 

I was going to say irregardless as well. It's not a word! It's a double negative.

CrystalD528

Mine are words for the female chest..... tits, boobs and all variations of those words.... YUCK!

 

KRISTA555

robinsokj:

KRISTA555:

Oh!  And that cheery colored frozen treat you enjoy?  It's called SherBET, not SherBERT.   I don't know why so many people insert an "r" in there.

Sorbet and sherbert both exist

I didn't say anything at all about sorbet. I said that it's called sherbet, not sherbert.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbet

When you type "sherbert" into google, it says "did you mean sherbet?"

Dictionary.com has it listed as an alternate spelling for Sherbet, but it is also listed in the 100 most commonly misspelled words in the English language. 

The debate rolls on.  My take is that because it has been misprounounced for so long, it has started to be an accepted spelling/pronounciation. 

 I very well may be wrong, but it still annoys me. lol

Just_Jen

Y'all and whatnot.  No particular reason, I cringe every time I hear them.

tarvos11

The word BLADDER. Just typing it makes me cringe!!!

Lolabug86

lildevil968:

Being from Washington State, I really hate when people pronounce it Worshington. There is no R!

I also hate when people refer to Soda as Pop. It drives me nuts!

This!  Also, "Worshing Machine."  And originally being from Oregon, I hate it when I hear "Or-ee-gone!" 

aaand....pus...icky!!

StrawberryAlarmClock

Sam78:

kate930:

Panty. 

me too

Oh, yes!! This bugs DH, too.  He says it "paaaaahnties"

StrawberryAlarmClock

Just_Jen:

Y'all and whatnot.  No particular reason, I cringe every time I hear them.

Even worse...yins.  WTH is that?

CincyBuckeye

maiwamoto:

I don't know if this is something specific to NY and the tri-state area, but I can't stand when people pronounce "ask" as "acks", as in "I acksed him to do something for me."  It's like nails on a chalkboard to me! 

I was totally thinking this except I always think of it as "ax" instead of "ask" when I hear it.

I also hate hearing the word "athleticism" when I am watching sports. I mean I guess it is a real word but it never sounds to me like it should be!

Hip2Bsquare

feces

pus 

pvssy

pimples and

zits

 

Ewwwww gross