Words that annoy you most.

[justnotcricket]

Hmmm....there is a female vernacular that annoys me a lot.

I hate when they say "like" every other word.

"Like you know, like when you like go and do things and like be like some like monster and like go around and like...."

God, stop with the "likes" already. Driving me nuts.
Good thing about being a guy, no offense ladies, is that when we tell a story we tell the essentials: Who, What, When, Where, Why.

"Ray and I were at Seven-Eleven. We bought a soda and then came back."

Now now, guys come with their own built-in irritations. The phrase you cite above, in my experience, more often goes something like (*gasp!* I used the WORD):

" Ray and I - no, wait, was Joe with us? Yeah, I think maybe Joe was wi- nope, it was definitely just me and Ray; Joe was at Steve's place. Or was it Bill's? Anyway, Ray and I were at the Seven Eleven. It's that one at the end of the block, maybe a hundred yars from Steve's place? No, it's more like ninety yards now that I think about it. Maybe ninety-five at a stretch. So yeah, we bought a soda- well, I bought a soda. I think Ray got one of those new energy drinks. What are they called? Monster? Or is it Mother? I can't remem- no, I'm pretty sure it was Monster. Anyway, then we came back."

Men, in my experience, are infuriatingly obssessed with getting every last detail of a story right. This would be one of my pet annoyances, actually. get to the point! =P I think guys, just as girls have ceased to hear all the 'like's, subconsciously filter out all the extraneous information they spout and mentally distill the essentials, as you give them above ;-P

But I do agree that excessive use of the word like is to be avoided, just as excessive use of the same swear words is. It just shows a lack of vocabulary. The like thing does become unconscious, however....

 

[RexoftheFord]

Now I know this is probably going to get me reported, but I hate the word "******" or any variation on the word. Nig, nigga, nizzle. It's all the same. It's a dirty dirty word, and I find that it's derogatory no matter who uses it. So people who go around using it like it were some sort of catchphrase just look like morons to me. It makes me cringe to think I even wrote it out up there.

 

[axia777]

The word "hella". As in "That's hella cool!!". That word should have died back in the 1980's.

 

[Mullahgrrl]

Island, there is a freaking S in there, it should be pronounced iceland.

And also the word Trousers.

 

[Hexenwolf]

There aren't really any words that bother me.

Strange, I know.

I have to go with L-O-L spelt out!
Now, just saying "lol!" I'm fine with, but "L-O-L" is just appalling.

Spelled out, spelt isn;t a word.
I don't think its correct for anyone to say lol, they're lying.

Spelt is a word, but it doesn't mean spelled.

Its not a word, and it does mean spelled in another tense. Its just that spelled in the past tense, present tense and future tense; are all spelled-'spelled'.

I feel I should weigh in on this. Spelt is a word in British English, but it is spelled "spelled" in American English.

If you ask an American English teacher if spelt is a word, they will tell you no, (I know this for a fact), but I suspect a British English teacher would say yes.

 

[James Cassidy]

Now now, guys come with their own built-in irritations. The phrase you cite above, in my experience, more often goes something like (*gasp!* I used the WORD)

Apologies. Did not mean to offend any females out there. Respect.

True we still explain details if necessary, but most of the females I come across have this habit of explaining every emotional detail as well as specifics. I don't know if this is only with the...what do they call them? I refer to them as "Barbie dolls" because they always worry about their hair and make-up, but some might call them Cheerleaders or preppies. Tom-boys don't do that as excessively though which is probably why I like them more.

Some guys do indeed as well, but as I said it is mostly from the female side do I hear it used the most.

But I do agree that excessive use of the word like is to be avoided, just as excessive use of the same swear words is. It just shows a lack of vocabulary. The like thing does become unconscious, however....

Alright, again apologies to my female crew out there. (One love. Respect.) Let me rephrase what I said. It is MOSTLY a female vernacular...at least around my area of living. Drives me up the walls when all I hear in a sentence is "like" or "ummm" every other word. Like I said, the preppies mostly do this. "Like" is a word that can be used, but use it sparingly as it just gets annoying when everything is "like, you know, whatever"

Its not a word, and it does mean spelled in another tense. Its just that spelled in the past tense, present tense and future tense; are all spelled-'spelled'.

Actually it is a word. I myself do use it because I am Scottish and that is how we were taught. I also have this habit of spelling words like "colour," "Grey," and a few others in the British and international ways. It's not wrong, just different.

 

[matsugawa]

Gank (maybe it's because I don't play MMO's and have only once heard them in discussion of a tabletop RPG).

Nerf (unless you're actually talking about the toys).

Rape (unless you're actually talking about an act of sexual assault, and don't try to feed me that "context" bullshit; no one buys it but you. What's next, "I got 'Jewed' out of that mob's drop!"?)

 

[data_not_found]

"progressive"

It's a word that people like to use to make themselves sound more intelligent rather than rationalizing they're argument to change something.

 

[justnotcricket]

Now now, guys come with their own built-in irritations. The phrase you cite above, in my experience, more often goes something like (*gasp!* I used the WORD)

Apologies. Did not mean to offend any females out there. Respect.

True we still explain details if necessary, but most of the females I come across have this habit of explaining every emotional detail as well as specifics. I don't know if this is only with the...what do they call them? I refer to them as "Barbie dolls" because they always worry about their hair and make-up, but some might call them Cheerleaders or preppies. Tom-boys don't do that as excessively though which is probably why I like them more.

Some guys do indeed as well, but as I said it is mostly from the female side do I hear it used the most.

But I do agree that excessive use of the word like is to be avoided, just as excessive use of the same swear words is. It just shows a lack of vocabulary. The like thing does become unconscious, however....

Alright, again apologies to my female crew out there. (One love. Respect.) Let me rephrase what I said. It is MOSTLY a female vernacular...at least around my area of living. Drives me up the walls when all I hear in a sentence is "like" or "ummm" every other word. Like I said, the preppies mostly do this. "Like" is a word that can be used, but use it sparingly as it just gets annoying when everything is "like, you know, whatever"

I know what you mean, and no offence was taken =) I suppose each gender has its own little idiosyncrasies =)

 

[Nivag the Owl]

When people say something was random when it clearly isn't. "Like, I was walking down the road and saw a random frog. I was like OMG THAT'S SOOO RANDOM TEHEHEHEEH"

Definitely agree with this.

I hate it when "fit" is used in place of "attractive".

 

[Klepa]

"like" and "you know". There's a lot of phrases which I find annoying, but these two are the top ones, because among my friends and family, it's usually me who ends up using them the most.

I am dissapoint.

 

[James Cassidy]

I know what you mean, and no offence was taken =) I suppose each gender has its own little idiosyncrasies =)

"Idiosyncrasies." Now that is a word I haven't heard in a while. =) See, I knew there was still smart people in this world. To be honest, I have a bad habit of using the word "Well" all the time.

"Well technically..."
"Well in the terms..."
"Well in accordance to..."

...and so on.

 

[Arkzism]

bang, and tanks used in the form of thanks... oh and eta thats what comes to mind at the moment

 

[super_mumbles]

The word "noob" used in real life conversation. I have a friend who used to use it as an insult and after a few months it just got annoying, but at the same time very hollow.

Also I hate the phrase "I could care less". I don't think it needs any explanation as to why.

 

[justnotcricket]

I know what you mean, and no offence was taken =) I suppose each gender has its own little idiosyncrasies =)

"Idiosyncrasies." Now that is a word I haven't heard in a while. =) See, I knew there was still smart people in this world. To be honest, I have a bad habit of using the word "Well" all the time.

"Well technically..."
"Well in the terms..."
"Well in accordance to..."

...and so on.

It's a discourse particle, like 'like' and a bunch of other small words we tend to sprinkle around at random, almost without thinking about it. The thing I found most incredible was that it even happened to me in other languages. I got pulled up in Germany for saying 'eigentlich' (actually) too often! =P

 

[Pimppeter2]

I Hate (Halo, America, Religion, Myself, All of Humanity)

Those guys are so original