Which words do you hate?

11 comments on “Which words do you hate?”

1. ZW says:
   May 20th, 2009 at 9:27 am

   “text” and “project” (n.)

2. Dave says:
   May 20th, 2009 at 10:21 am

   Any sort of ‘text speak’; u kno wht i’m tlkn abt.

3. rr says:
   May 20th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

   zeitgeist, cultural or otherwise.

4. Chris Banks says:
   May 20th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

   self-aggrandizement.

5. Nyla says:
   May 20th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

   LOL and staycation.
   Also, I hate the overuse of “challenging” esp in corporate world b/c it is usually meant as a euphemism for difficult or hateful but nobody wants to offend their bosses or co-workers with “strong” language.
   There must be many more examples of this.
   E.g., “I found it challenging to work with her” should probably be, “I thought she was a narcissistic bitch,” etc

6. Monica says:
   May 20th, 2009 at 7:36 pm

   i always wanted a less forceful way to say “euphemism”

7. Mia says:
   May 20th, 2009 at 10:39 pm

   Erudite. I feel that most of the people who use (and overuse) the word are doing so because they hope it actually makes them sound erudite.

8. nic says:
   May 21st, 2009 at 12:25 am

   ‘rustic’ when used in the context of food.
   i conjure up images of rusty iron fences, arid sandy yards, abandoned wheel barrows and the smell of grandma’s cakes baking. but maybe that just has something to do with being Australian.

9. Brian Palmu says:
   May 21st, 2009 at 1:22 am

   “Like” used as a preface to a quote. In other words, I hate almost every sentence fragment I hear. It’s, like, “gimme a break”.

10. Steve says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 7:27 am

    “flavorful”

11. Franklin Carter says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    I dislike “facilitate,” “implement” and “utilize.” All of these bureaucratic words could be banished forever from the English language and we wouldn’t miss them.

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