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Pergerlady
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20 Jan 2016, 10:15 am

The word "available." It doesn't roll off the tongue easily, and I avoid that word at all costs.

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20 Jan 2016, 1:09 pm

"Dollop".

It sounds like a noise you'd make when you're trying not to barf.

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20 Jan 2016, 3:07 pm

Pergerlady wrote:

The word "available." It doesn't roll off the tongue easily, and I avoid that word at all costs.

Come to think of it, I also have problems pronouncing available. I usually insert a Y sound into it that really isn't supposed to be there. Other words I have trouble pronouncing are comfortable/uncomfortable and world.

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20 Jan 2016, 10:53 pm

AJisHere wrote:

"Dollop".

It sounds like a noise you'd make when you're trying not to barf.

Dollop makes me think of this

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20 Jan 2016, 11:11 pm

goofygoobers wrote:

AJisHere wrote:

"Dollop".

It sounds like a noise you'd make when you're trying not to barf.

Dollop makes me think of this

I work in a grocery store. Every time I face the sour cream I'm thinking "what a stupid word..."

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21 Jan 2016, 1:42 pm

I don't like "Login" when it's used as a verb. As a noun, it's fine, but as a verb, it's just wrong, it should say "Log in," instead. It just annoys me. Probably cause when I see it, it means I have to enter a username and password and be at risk of mistyping it. If it says "Log in," instead, I'm not as annoyed.

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22 Jan 2016, 5:03 am

dog. fk . pig. fat. black.quiet.ret*d.nerd. in general any word that offends people, make me angry.

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22 Jan 2016, 6:28 am

Wednesday

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22 Jan 2016, 9:08 am

Murihiku wrote:

Wednesday

Well, that's got to be unpleasant. Kind of comes up a lot; at least once a week.

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26 Jan 2016, 6:43 am

I especially hate the word "rubbish" when my mum says it. I hate it being said in her accent.

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26 Jan 2016, 9:13 am

littlecatinthewindow wrote:

Yes, this is one of those things that I see wrong more often than I see it used correctly. People can't seem to grasp words that can be one word or two depending on how they're used. See: every day, everyday.

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26 Jan 2016, 9:21 am

I'm tired of hearing the terms "sociopath" and "psychopath." Those terms are used too broadly these days.

So is "borderline."

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26 Jan 2016, 9:55 am

Grammar Geek wrote:

littlecatinthewindow wrote:

And yet I often say "Anymore," instead of "Any more," but only when I'm referring to actions I no longer do, and not to the lack of something I have left.

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26 Jan 2016, 10:07 am

Ass-burgers

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27 Jan 2016, 12:12 pm

"soonest"

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29 Jan 2016, 12:06 am

ASPartOfMe wrote:

Ass-burgers

One wonders what sort of condiments you're supposed to put on an ass-burger.

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