Annoying words

maxgal · Post by **maxgal** » November 24th, 2020, 11:47 am

"Gift" as a verb.
"Dialogue" as a verb.
"Parent" as a verb.
"Friend" as a verb.
"Lay" as a synonym for "lie."

Monaxi · Post by **Monaxi** » November 24th, 2020, 4:41 pm

maxgal wrote: ↑
November 24th, 2020, 11:47 am
"Gift" as a verb.
"Dialogue" as a verb.
"Parent" as a verb.
"Friend" as a verb.
"Lay" as a synonym for "lie."

I agree!

loupo · Post by **loupo** » November 27th, 2020, 4:09 pm

In voice over work my absolute pet hate is the word 'digital'. I also loathe 'qualitative and quantitative'

Quite like moist

ashleighjane · Post by **ashleighjane** » December 31st, 2020, 12:47 pm

in regards to trying to actually say them ...vehemence and vehicle! just...why?!

maxgal · Post by **maxgal** » January 5th, 2021, 5:55 pm

"Grasped."
Possibly even more annoying than "gasped."

maxgal · Post by **maxgal** » January 30th, 2021, 12:53 pm

"Ejaculate" used to describe a way of speaking.

maxgal · Post by **maxgal** » January 30th, 2021, 12:54 pm

"Prepuce" ... I had to look it up, and now can't quite banish it from my mind.

ashleighjane · Post by **ashleighjane** » January 30th, 2021, 12:56 pm

maxgal wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2021, 12:54 pm
"Prepuce" ... I had to look it up, and now can't quite banish it from my mind.

maxgal · Post by **maxgal** » January 30th, 2021, 4:55 pm

ashleighjane wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2021, 12:56 pm

maxgal wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2021, 12:54 pm
"Prepuce" ... I had to look it up, and now can't quite banish it from my mind.

O sure, go ahead and laugh!
It's not your mindworm.

Though it could be....

ashleighjane · Post by **ashleighjane** » January 30th, 2021, 5:01 pm

maxgal wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2021, 4:55 pm

ashleighjane wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2021, 12:56 pm

maxgal wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2021, 12:54 pm
"Prepuce" ... I had to look it up, and now can't quite banish it from my mind.

O sure, go ahead and laugh!
It's not your mindworm.
Though it could be....

Post by **mightyfelix** » January 30th, 2021, 7:11 pm

maxgal wrote: ↑
January 30th, 2021, 12:54 pm
"Prepuce" ... I had to look it up, and now can't quite banish it from my mind.

Well, now I have to...

maxgal · Post by **maxgal** » February 6th, 2021, 6:11 pm

OK, let's climb back up out of the gutter.
Currently my peeve is: "...I don't wonder he acts so..."
(just try to say it c...l...e...a...r...l...y...)

JayKitty76 · Post by **JayKitty76** » February 8th, 2021, 3:57 pm

maxgal wrote: ↑
February 6th, 2021, 6:11 pm
OK, let's climb back up out of the gutter.
Currently my peeve is: "...I don't wonder he acts so..."
(just try to say it c...l...e...a...r...l...y...)

This is the same for me except with the name “Thomas Sawyer” !

I end up doing a long hissing S but a soft break between the words, if that makes sense. Just so I don’t run the two words together and make it mumbo jumbo.

dronald · Post by **dronald** » February 9th, 2021, 8:15 pm

"Sects"

Reading mostly theology and church history, this word drives me nuts. The singular is easy but the plural sounds like a different word. I tried at least 12 times to say it right until I gave up and assumed it probably doesn't sound that bad to someone listening.

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » February 9th, 2021, 8:26 pm

dronald wrote: ↑
February 9th, 2021, 8:15 pm
"Sects"

Reading mostly theology and church history, this word drives me nuts. The singular is easy but the plural sounds like a different word. I tried at least 12 times to say it right until I gave up and assumed it probably doesn't sound that bad to someone listening.

Say 'insects,' then drop the 'in.'