I like words, you like words, we all like words. Sure. But not all of them. Some words I hate, and I don’t mean “intolerance or “can’t” or anything like that. For years I’ve had a list in mind of words I cannot stand. I’ve recently discovered I’m not the only person.
One good friend told me that she hates the word “brouhaha” which disappoints me a bit, since that’s one of my favorites “along with “squeegee””. But yeah, it is kind of stupid. Her ex-husband hated the words “mighty and “tender” Naturally, she sometimes found it necessary to describe her meal as “mighty tender”
Jean has three words that make her shudder: “smock” “slacks and “subpoena” It’s hard to use all three in a sentence, but I’ve done it.
As for me, there are several words I don’t like – “delicious for one, and I would never, ever use it, but it’s not enough to put me off my food. I also could live without “lush” and you’ll never hear me express my longing for a lush lawn, or describe any of my friends as a lush, no matter how appropriate it might be.
So, lush and delicious. I cringe just writing them down. But there’s another word that’s even worse, and it’s basically a combination of the two. I can barely watch HGTV for fear of hearing the word used to describe a soufflé or an upholstery color. I managed to type it in my online quiz, and I’m far too traumatized to do it again.
Any words you have strong feelings about?