Do you have certain words you don't like people saying?

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I don't know if this is an Aspie thing or not, but I know it's something unique because nobody else I know does this. WhenI was about 14 I wrote a list of words what I hate close people like my relatives (ie my mum) to say, since it either annoys me or offends me in some way. I still have the list somewhere, but she knows what words she's ''not allowed'' to say. Yes, it is stupid, and I try not to let this worry me any more, but she's so used to me that it's become one of those things.

The most thing what I don't like anyone saying is, ''who?''
I have developed a strange fear of people saying, ''who?'' when they mis-hear a name. For example, if I was talking to my mum about someone who works where I work and I say their name, she would most probably say, ''who?'', since she doesn't know the people I work with. And I really hate it when people say, ''who?'' I don't know why - I just do. So I end up just saying, ''one of the ladies who I work with....''

I never say ''who?'' because I usually hear the name what people say. Say if someone said, ''I saw Emma today?'' and I didn't know Emma, I would just say, ''who is Emma?'' I wouldn't just say, ''you saw who?''
Of course, saying ''who?'' is OK if it's said in another sort of way. Say if I said, ''I saw him today,'' and the other person said, ''who?'' There's a different tone of voice there, and they didn't say ''who?'' because of not hearing the name. They said ''who?'' because I didn't mention the name at all. So there's a different sort of context there with the same word.

It just drives me mad when people hear every word in the sentence but the name! If I said ''I saw Emma today'', and someone didn't hear the name, I just think, ''how come they heard the other words in the sentence? Why don't someone say ''you saw Emma when?''!'' My Nan says ''who?'' at every single name you say - even if it's a very familiar person you're talking about, and it really annoys me! I could say a name in the most clearest way, and she still says it.

Can anyone else relate, or am I really the only person who has this weird habit?

Yes. ret*d, ret*d and other words along the same line.

Not to sound facetious, but I hate it when other people say, "No." I 'm a shy person and don't ask for something unless I more than deserve it, so "No" just isn't a permissible answer. Other words that make me see red include "grandbaby" and the now almost universal "invite" for "invitation". I don't much like parties anyway, but I'm certain to dislike one with invites, which is sure attract people who want to show you pictures of their grandbabies.

anything out of a mean person's mouth that isn't preceded by "i'm sorry..."

Oh yes many, mostly words that relate to the process of growing up, if that makes any sense at all. It's just embarrassing.

It annoys me when people are actually constantly swearing IRL... It makes me feel pretty uncomfortable to talk to the person in a normal way yet it doesn't annoy me as such online yet I used to swear frequently but it was all out of frustration if anything.

I hate it when people say "pee" or "poop". I don't know why, but I just hate those words. When in casual company I prefer to say "piss" or "crap", and when in more polite company I say something like "using the restroom".

It also makes me feel embarrassed whenever people say words that are related to childbirth, such as "push" or "labor". Even typing words like that makes me blush! I know why it makes me uncomfortable, but I'd rather not say...

I used to hate it when my Mum said 'not an option'. I don't know why it absolutely sent me into a rage. Now I hate it when people say 'understand'. Sometimes I over-observe the use of certain words such as 'I', 'you' 'want' and I get really agitated. I think it is an autism thing because I read a book about a lad who couldn't stand the word 'proud'.

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There are a few words I dislike hearing, and sufficiently enough that I'm not going to write them.

...am traumatised from the word QUEIT

I abhor the current catch phrases, "really?" and "seriously?". These are usually spoken with a higher tone of voice and it doesn't seem to be reflecting a sense of incredulity but rather, to me, it seems as if the speaker of these phrases is being an @ss and demeaning what someone else is saying or doing.

not really a word, but when people interupt their sentances frequently with Uhhhhhhhhhh. That sound is like fingernails on a blackboard to me. Politians do it alot, expecailly when they are trying hard not to tell the truth while caught off guard.

"stuff"

"nice" - the word is so bland and overused.

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