What are your annoying words?

Sounds Dutch!

I've listened to some American talking heads on the news etc and have no idea of what they're trying to say, they just seem to come out with steams of jibberish.

Trump has all the best words, so he says.

Infantroopen was one of them I believe. I've no idea what he was actually trying to say.

Things like winningest.  Americanisms that seems to have taken a foothold.

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I also don't like 'autie' or 'aspie' when referring to autistic people. Aspergers is linked to nazi scientist Hans Asperger, but it's since been discovered that he authorised the execution of autistic people above low support needs in the gas chambers during WW2, so I no longer use that term anyway, and cutesyfing it to 'aspie' just makes me nauseous.

I like ASD or autistic, nice simple terms. Autie and aspire or asp I don't like. I read on social media someone saying someone else was an Aspie and they were making fun of him, horrible people can be.

I didn't know that about Hans Asperger. Thanks for sharing, it's horrible but interesting, learn something new every day.

A word that strikes fear in me and is also a pointless exercise,

Mingling or to mingle 

I’ve watched others do it and find the whole process pointless.

What is this strange ritual? The use of the word just fills me with anxiety.

Thought of another. I dislike when someone says “you do you and I’ll do me”. What else would you do??

The use of the word ‘invite’ as a noun. I prefer invitation.

Obtaining something ‘for free’. It doesn’t need the ‘for’ as you are not obtaining something ‘for’ without cost.

‘Emollient’

‘Margarine’

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That's one I've not heard before, but I've heard many incorrect substitutions for words over the years, so I'm not overly shocked that people would get this one wrong as well.

One of my biggest bug bears is "I could care less". I had a discussion with someone a few weeks ago about this and they claimed that it didn't matter because everyone knew what it meant and patronisingly added "that's how language works".

No, because you're still saying the exact opposite of what you really mean aren't you!

One of the interesting thing about many American words is that are regional English words from the Early Modern Period, such as closet, I'm not a fan of sneakers either.

People using the word acoustic to refer to autistic people is my most hated. People can describe themselves how they like. But others using it to refer to people really winds me up.

Yeh I'm not keen on chutney anyway, but the word is almost as unpleasant as the substance.

The use of 'of' when 'have' is indicated. Pronouncing sixth as 'sicth'. Draw, is the act of representing an object using a pencil on a piece of paper, the thing that slides out of an item of furniture, used for storage, is a drawer!

Slacks is d good example of some more American type English words, others like sneakers, sweaters, faucet, etc , not overly keen on these either, apologies in advance to any Americans

Yeh, babe or hun is a little jarring when it's someone I don't feel comfortable around or don't know very well.

I also don't like 'autie' or 'aspie' when referring to autistic people. Aspergers is linked to nazi scientist Hans Asperger, but it's since been discovered that he authorised the execution of autistic people above low support needs in the gas chambers during WW2, so I no longer use that term anyway, and cutesyfing it to 'aspie' just makes me nauseous.

Outfit, a word used by my dad usually negatively to comment on what I was wearing

Slacks, a nasty term for casual trousers

Genre and other words that it's hard to stop saying

Strident, a word that only used for women who express a feeling or opinion in public

"ee or y" when placed at the end of a name, I called my dog Fearn, short, easy, but people insist on calling her Fearny, as it seems they can't cope without an "ee" sound in dogs names.

Words that are shortened in speech, like awks, and when they're used in any context thats not a text message.

You-Tube, just annoying

Yeh being over familiar like that can be very off putting.

'Obviously' often sounds like they're saying we're stupid if we don't know it.

Others have also mentioned this but people (especially people that don't know you) calling you thinks like babe and hun. Hate that.

Also people using the wrong word like when people say "I won you" instead of "I beat you" or "Could you borrow me some money" instead of "Could you lend me some money".

Similarly drives me mad when people say words incorrectly like somethink instead of something or chimley instead of chimney. Obviously if somebody has speech difficulties then it is totally understandable and I wouldn't be judgemental of that. But some of these words just seem to be pronounced incorrectly sometimes and I'll never understand why.

People shortening words and just making them sound silly like someone else mentioned totes instead of totally.

And I make myself sound and feel really old with this one but the current trend with kids saying ridiculous words like skibidi that don't seem to have any apparent meaning. That drives me mad. How can you use words that don't have a proper meaning.

This one may be a less popular opinion because it is probably just good grammar. But I also hate when people use words that have gone totally out of fashion. Like whom. That is just a word from the past to me and it really throws me off when someone uses it.

I started off reading this thread thinking "I don't think there are words that generally annoy me". But apparently there are lots of words or word related things that annoy me. 

OMG *cringes*. I hate when people use this word, especially when they slap their faces and do it. It's so over the top...

Like. "He was like what and I was like what..." How many likes can you say in one sentence? If I ever become like that everyone here has permission to put me down.

Babe is one of the worst words unless you're referring to the cute pig story.

People have mentioned quite a few words I hate like babe. I also don't like it when people put a y after words or call me darling when I don't know them well. 

I particularly hate the use of obviously, when what they are saying it not at all obvious to me.