The Guardian just published an interesting column called "Which Words Make You Wince?" They had a interesting selection of annoying words; don't miss the comments at the bottom of the page. Clearly, it is a very personal choice as some of the words disparaged don't' bother me at all, such as appalled, which I feel perfectly expresses the emotion. And I have always thought defenestrate was a marvelous word, although a little tricky to work into an everyday conversation. I choose 'gal" as the word that makes me cringe.How about you, what words make you cringe?
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I think this counts as two, but I'd go with hodge-podge. But caress is up there, too. Icky words.
ReplyDeleteI hate the word "murmur"!
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