Favourite Irritating Words of 2010

Wing_Z

Wing_Z

Charter Member 2011
According to a recent poll, 39% rated "Whatever" top of the list.
At 28% was "Like,...".
"You know what I mean" came in at 15%
My personal favourite: "Sweeet!"
You have to pucker up your mouth like a duck to do it right, and bob your head up and down, also like a duck.
 
I always find "duuude" a bit irritating.

I wonder what the German and Spanish equivalents to whatever, duude and sweeet are?
 
When in fact some are "MOVING BACKWARDS" they insist they are "MOVING FORWARD."...every time I hear that,I know they are not!!...."MOVING FORWARD!!"....YUCK!!
 
Not a new combination nor modification of word(s), but the expression "mid-air" has bugged me always. Either you´re in the air, or not.
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'Near miss' lol! To me, near miss signifies that you NEARLY missed, i.e. you hit the target, but not a clean or a direct hit. Ah the English language, how it is being destroyed by (unfortunately) my generation and newer..
 
"Pre" in front of words that don't need "pre" in front of them. Like "pre-determine". What is that anyway? Something you do before you determine. But it just means determine, so just say that! My favorite is "in terms of" just to sound important, in terms of more words in your sentence.
 
The only thing I find rather irritating is people complaining that all of the wonderful and diverse nuances that creep into our lexicon each year are somehow irritating or wrong and the refusal to accept by many that they are not just the natural shifting evolution of verbal communication but are somehow an abrasive travesty. ;)
 
Much more irritating to me is the rampant, improper use of pronouns!

I've even heard folks who have PhD's in English use pronouns improperly for pity's sake!

Only an absolute moron would ever say "Me went to the movies," yet even educated folks will say "Me and my wife..." <sigh>
 
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I would have to go with the "texting" language, thought I'm guilty of it from time to time..

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You get the idea...and don't forget "refudiate."
 
The word 'awesome.' This word has been on a roll for the past so many years,...at least in the States. Everything is 'awesome!!!' Awesome! Awesome!...And awesome! I'd expect this adjective come out of the mouths of many slack jawed teenagers since most have a limited vocabulary. Unfortunately,...this grossly overused word carries into adulthood. If I could take out a magic marker and removed that word from all dictionaries,....I would.
 
brad kaste said:
The word 'awesome.' This word has been on a roll for the past so many years,...at least in the States. Everything is 'awesome!!!' Awesome! Awesome!...And awesome! I'd expect this adjective come out of the mouths of many slack jawed teenagers since most have a limited vocabulary. Unfortunately,...this grossly overused word carries into adulthood. If I could take out a magic marker and removed that word from all dictionaries,....I would.
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And it's British counterpart, brilliant. Honestly, these two words need to be packed away for a year or two.
 
Chris H said:
The only thing I find rather irritating is people complaining that all of the wonderful and diverse nuances that creep into our lexicon each year are somehow irritating or wrong and the refusal to accept by many that they are not just the natural shifting evolution of verbal communication but are somehow an abrasive travesty. ;)
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Ahhhhhh, tell me that in 30 years. :)
 
Years ago my cousin started saying the teeny 'hecka' to replace 'hella' to replace 'hell'...boy that made my ears cringe.

It is 'hecka/hella' hot....er....just say its hotter than hell...or heck if you are so inclined. Even using the F bomb to decribe one's extreme envirionmenal condition would be better than 'hella'. :icon_lol:
 
Irregardless. Not even a freaking word, but I hear people saying it everyday.

Went missing. I hate this phrase, yet it has become standard terminology for anytime something or someone freaking disappears or vanishes. She went missing a week ago. My wallet went missing. What ever happened to the time when people and things were abducted, kidnapped, or simply vanished? Next, we will be hearing magicians saying "And for my next trick, I will make this rabbit go missing!" And that will be the day I hang myself.

Emo. I have no idea what an Emo is...an Emu, yes...but not an Emo. Every picture I see of an Emo guy he looks like he is trying to be a girl or something. Emo girls...well they look like girls with really bad taste in clothing and no sense of style whatsoever. I have a nephew that is Emo...I can't tell you what his brother and cousin call him as it would not be PC and against forum rules....though I agree with them whole heartedly.

Terrorism. I hate how everything that is not PC is quickly becoming "terrorism". A 4 year old boy uses his finger and thumb to make a pistol and points at someone...it is no longer school yard Cops and Robbers, it is now terrorism. A guy kicks the neighbor's cat...terrorism. I suppose the way the bathroom smelled after my last dookie is terrorism...well, that one just MIGHT be terrorism!

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