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A lot of people hate the word "moist", but I honestly don't know why. I think it's the "moi" sound. Not sure though. I really dislike the word "crisps"... that one just bother's me. I dunno, I guess it's just the end of the word mostly, just the sps. Just "crisp", is fine, but the added s makes it sound like your whispering, and the work itself takes longer than it should to say.

What words bother you? (Keep it clean )

I'm currently annoyed with benign, benignly, and benignness. The author of my solo having used them over half a dozen times. Not that I hate saying it, just thought he could have possibly found some other descriptive synonym to use. But by the time you've finished writing a really long book, you might not realize you've used it that much.

Sometimes easy words trip me up if I start to think about them too much. Like "asked" or whether or not I'm pronouncing "t" and "d" in certain words.

'Disrespect' used as a verb.

Yes, "asked" is annoying!
"Fairly" kind of annoys me- it's nice if you use it once or twice in a book, but every other sentence is just plain annoying.

'Often' gets me every time! Don't quite know what to do with the t.

lymiewithpurpose wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:01 pm 'Often' gets me every time! Don't quite know what to do with the t.

I offin ignore the 't.'

KevinS wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:04 pm

lymiewithpurpose wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:01 pm 'Often' gets me every time! Don't quite know what to do with the t.

I offin ignore the 't.'

I'm pretty picky with pronunciation (ack, tongue twister! ) so I like to leave the t in. "Off-ten."

I can never say the word "however" right.

JayKitty76 wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:10 pm

KevinS wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:04 pm

lymiewithpurpose wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:01 pm 'Often' gets me every time! Don't quite know what to do with the t.

I offin ignore the 't.'

I'm pretty picky with pronunciation (ack, tongue twister! ) so I like to leave the t in. "Off-ten."

It must be nice to list-en to you. (Wink.)

KevinS wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:52 pm

JayKitty76 wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:10 pm

KevinS wrote: ↑June 4th, 2019, 12:04 pm

I offin ignore the 't.'

I'm pretty picky with pronunciation (ack, tongue twister! ) so I like to leave the t in. "Off-ten."

It must be nice to list-en to you. (Wink.)

I say it like "off tin"... but that one is annoying

This is a peculiar topic.

As I read these posts, I find that they are peculiarly odd.

I have my own peculiarly hated words, but I shall not opine.

Ponderous why I am peculiarly peeved presently.

realisticspeakers wrote: ↑June 5th, 2019, 5:07 pm This is a peculiar topic.

As I read these posts, I find that they are peculiarly odd.

I have my own peculiarly hated words, but I shall not opine.

Ponderous why I am peculiarly peeved presently.

Ah ... those pesky plosives.

realisticspeakers wrote: ↑June 5th, 2019, 5:07 pm This is a peculiar topic.

As I read these posts, I find that they are peculiarly odd.

I have my own peculiarly hated words, but I shall not opine.

Ponderous why I am peculiarly peeved presently.

I can't even say the word peculiarly!

ej400 wrote: ↑June 5th, 2019, 7:54 pm

realisticspeakers wrote: ↑June 5th, 2019, 5:07 pm This is a peculiar topic.

As I read these posts, I find that they are peculiarly odd.

I have my own peculiarly hated words, but I shall not opine.

Ponderous why I am peculiarly peeved presently.

I can't even say the word peculiarly!

I used to be able to, but then after reading that you couldn't, I couldn't either!! Agh!!

"Peck-yoo-lee-arh-ly." (OK, I'm pretty sure that's how you say it.)

JayKitty76 wrote: ↑June 6th, 2019, 4:46 pm

ej400 wrote: ↑June 5th, 2019, 7:54 pm

realisticspeakers wrote: ↑June 5th, 2019, 5:07 pm This is a peculiar topic.

As I read these posts, I find that they are peculiarly odd.

I have my own peculiarly hated words, but I shall not opine.

Ponderous why I am peculiarly peeved presently.

I can't even say the word peculiarly!

I used to be able to, but then after reading that you couldn't, I couldn't either!! Agh!!

"Peck-yoo-lee-arh-ly." (OK, I'm pretty sure that's how you say it.)

This word trips me up EVERY ... SINGLE ... TIME I come across it. Usually takes me about 6 or 8 tries before I get it right.