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What are your annoying words?

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I have a few that I don't like to hear or say for various reasons. Possibly because they're linked to people I no longer speak to, or I hear them in a funny accent that grates on me. Here's my list of the ones I can remember.

  • Brunch - especially if the person can't pwonounce their r's pwoperly.
  • Bric a brac - Similar reason above
  • Crockery - It's just annoying
  • Pamphlet - It's a leaflet!!!!
  • Napkins - or any other insipid cutesified word that finishes with 'kins'.
  • Ointment - Sorry CatWoman. You're the inspiration for this thread, although this one is only mildly annoying and it reminds me of Patsy Byrne in Blackadder 2. Rofl

I can't think of any others right now but I'm sure some of you will be able to trigger them. What are yours?

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  • I don't like the redundancy "visually it looks". No-one would say "audibly it sounds", or "tactilely it feels". It's ridiculous and annoying. 

    The person I managed at work used "I aren't sure" constantly. Verbally and in writing. Her grammar was otherwise fine, so I'm guessing it was a regional thing, but it drove me mad. Literally mad that is. The stress of dealing with her, added to a whole load of other stresses, caused a bipolar episode. 

  • in reply to Tears_before_bedtime

    My partner hates it when people say "she herself said...", or "I myself did.."

    Why? Why not just she, him, they or I? Why the need to put herself, himself, themselves, or myself after it before just getting on with the damn sentence?

  • in reply to Deleted User

    This may have roots from other languages.

    https://www.frenchlearner.com/grammar/reflexive-verbs/

    Doesn't make the words any more useful, but is a potential explanation.

    Also a slightly related map men episode about other languages influencing UK place names:

    https://youtu.be/uYNzqgU7na4

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