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Apparently, many people dislike the word 'moist'.

I quite like it.

Any words you dislike?

A girl I know doesn't like the word 'buckle'.

Brexit. And bremain. But they aren't actually words though, are they?

I'm rather partial to 'moist'.

'Absolutely' is the one that I dislike, due to a guy I used to work with who said it all the time in a very enthusiastic manner, occasionally altering it to 'abso-bloody-lutely'.

Argh yes, absolutely. And people who say DefinATEly all the time. It's an EYE in the middle you twit

Like. As in, like, you know...

Quite like moist: it's up there with, like, damp.

Rosemary what's that coming over the hill wrote: "Argh yes, absolutely. And people who say DefinATEly all the time. It's an EYE in the middle you twit"

Infinitely finite that EYE.

You mean def-eye-nitly?

Pacifically.

Moist is good. It sounds like the thing it is. I love most words when used in the right context. It's people getting a good word wrong that winds me up.

It's quirky with me, I think people say it when they don't like something but don't want to be rude, it's a silly word. Moist is ok though.

Nailing colours to the mast with a dislike of moist. I suppose it would be easier to use a hammer :)

There must surely be a corner of hell reserved for whoever decided that the word 'amazing' should now be pronounced 'a-MAYuh-zn'.

What about those who don't bother with the first 'a' :-)

Totes amayzballs

Ax.

As in 'Let me ax you a question.'

what about "Stakeholder." That is a word that can irritate me beyond measure :-(

That's a vampire killer's assistant, isn't it?

I can't abide hearing anyone use the noise 'ain't'.

Fest instead of festival is another one.

Kevin wrote: "I can't abide hearing anyone use the noise 'ain't'."

Funny, I never use ain't verbally but use it all the time in my posts in here.

I ain't gonna stop, either.

Growl!

When the noun 'invitation' started being replaced everywhere by the verb 'invite,' I gave up on the current generation.

Absolutely grates on the nerves. I ignore all such, and their bastard child, the 'evite.'

Bet using party as a verb sets your teeth on edge, too.

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Bet using party as a verb sets your teeth on edge, too."

That, not so much. I believe it was already in use (in the abomination 'party-hardy' and other forms) back in my college days.

Does it bother you?

Nope. I accept it as evidence of the evolution of our language.

Not a word, more of a mispronunciation. I thought it was just certain South Africans who pronounce 'women' the same as 'woman', but I've since heard Americans do the same.
August the 9th is Women's Day in SA and I spend the entire day screaming at the radio and TV, "It's pronounced wimmin".

Jan wrote: "Not a word, more of a mispronunciation. I thought it was just certain South Africans who pronounce 'women' the same as 'woman', but I've since heard Americans do the same.
August the 9th is Women'..."

Now you mention it, yes some SAs do mispronounce it.

Now it's gonna bug me too. Thanks. ;)

Now you mention it, yes some SAs do mispronounce it.

Now it's gonna bug me too. Thanks. ;)

Sorry. Perhaps you can join my crusade to correct it :)

Always happy to shout at the radio and telly, me.

I've even been known to shoot them the finger.

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Always happy to shout at the radio and telly, me.

I've even been known to shoot them the finger."

I've actually posted on the Facebook pages of radio announcers asking that they make the correct pronunciation known to their listeners :)

Jim wrote: "What about those who don't bother with the first 'a' :-)"

And Americans who don't bother with 'h' - "good use of erbs in that" - I don't watch certain American chefs for that reason

Bruxism always makes me grind my teeth.

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Jim wrote:

And Americans who don't bother with 'h' - "good use of erbs in that" - I don't watch certain American chefs for that reason"

I used to feel the same way until I discovered that the original English pronunciation was 'erbs, so I got over it :)

Patti (baconater) wrote: "That's a vampire killer's assistant, isn't it?"

Ha ha! Love this one.

Jan wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "Always happy to shout at the radio and telly, me.

I've even been known to shoot them the finger."

I've actually posted on the Facebook pages of radio announcers asking ..."

Good for you and thanks.

To verb, as in the act of turning a noun into a verb.

In yoof culture, it has to be "like".

In sport, it would be "to medal" or "to podium"

In the office it would be "facilitate".

In writing, it would be "gibbous".

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Kevin wrote: "I can't abide hearing anyone use the noise 'ain't'."

Funny, I never use ain't verbally but use it all the time in my posts in here.

I ain't gonna stop, either."

Kevin wrote: "I can't abide hearing anyone use the noise 'ain't'."

Ain't doesn't bother me - it has a very long history as this Wikipedia article explains.

The one that bugs me is innit which according to this BBC article is being used more and more as a catchall substitution for almost anything.

innit just.

My bad.


ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHH!!!

Tim wrote: "innit just."

These are the details that distinguish all kinds of distinctions among characters; very handy for novelists.

One 'ax' instead of ask, and a character's education and background are strongly hinted at.

One 'innit' and the same.

Alicia wrote: "Tim wrote: "innit just."



One 'ax' instead of ask, and a character's education and back..."

Ax makes me grind my teeth.

For me it's incorrect pronunciation - I like regional variations, but I do mind newsreaders and documentary presenters mispronouncing words. Gradually they are changing our language.
It's easy to check a pronunciation:
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries...
and
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronu...

Like Jan and Patti, I shout at the telly.

How on earth will we spot spies if half our own population mispronounces things?

Anna wrote: "How on earth will we spot spies if half our own population mispronounces things?"

The spies take the trouble to learn obscure dialects so that even if the authorities have their every plan taped, it cannot be understood.

I often find myself saying "like"
Usually in the phrase "like as if"
or "like, you know"

or "tidy like"
or is it "tidy, like"?

Anna wrote: " ...How on earth will we spot spies if half our own population mispronounces things?"

They will be ordering red wine with fish. Philistines.

Darren wrote: "Bruxism always makes me grind my teeth."

This one wins the discussion!

Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Darren wrote: "Bruxism always makes me grind my teeth."

This one wins the discussion!"

Not really.

Darren and I have discussed bruxism in the past. I was the one who taught him the term.

Does for me. You probably are the one who made him grind his teeth, too!