Words you love and hate the sound of

It makes me cringe when others pronounce this board's name as E C or S E, rather than Ek .

I hate the words carcass and caucus. Both conjure unpleasant images in my mind. Originally Posted by M A X

I am glad that I now know the correct pronunciation or eccie. I like your banners by the way.

There are some times when your going at it hard that sensuality and sensibility go out the window. Its time to get a little animal. Your kitty and my wee wee are not going to work. With that Nina what do you say then? Originally Posted by burkalini

Its different in the throes of passion...I get that. When you have just the right leverage, and everything is so good to you that you can't stop...fine...say "P*ssy" all you want. But, when we're sitting on the sofa having a nice chat and drinking a little wine, I don't expect to hear the word then. Make sense?

BTW, I generally dislike "fave". It seems to reflect a lack of commitment. Originally Posted by awl4knot

I learned what ATF meant on this board. I much prefer the acronym.

What I really hate is when people take nouns and make them into verbs, such as 'officing' or 'calendaring'. I don't quite understand the impulse, unless they think it makes them sound forceful and dynamic. Actually, it's just sloppy usage.

Also, what about weasel phrases like 'at this point in time' or 'to the best of my knowledge'? Just verbal flatulence.

What I really hate is when people take nouns and make them into verbs, such as 'officing' or 'calendaring'. Originally Posted by davec.0121

What about "Googling?" Or is that an exception (IMHO, I would think so)? If not, what term would you use? "Searching" really doesn't cover what the engine does.

What about "Googling?" Or is that an exception (IMHO, I would think so)? If not, what term would you use? "Searching" really doesn't cover what the engine does. Originally Posted by charlestudor2005

Yeah, I guess 'googling' would be an exception. Sometimes the usage just becomes so overwhelmingly common that it becomes a real word. I think that 'googling' has been accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary.

Blatant mispronunciations get me, especially when repeated over and over:

#1 - pronouncing the "L" in salmon (especially wait staff.)
#2 - supposebly/supposubly instead of supposedly - one co-worked uses this constantly. I initially thought it was a joke, but it's not.

Having said that, in the right company, I'll sometimes refer to something as a "Moo point." If I get an odd look or don't get a laugh, I'm quick to clarify "a la Joey from Friends."

I might come across as too much of a word snob, but I can't bring myself to say "Google <something>". I still say "Do a Google search on <something>."

-Tom

Wow, how did I miss this one??

...Mispronounced words:

Agree with nuclear being mis-pronounced as nu-cu-lar
That is one thing Bush can be blamed for. I'll never forget him saying that lol...

C Originally Posted by Camille

People seem to forget that Jimmy Carter had a degree in nuclear engineering and he couldn't pronounce it either!!


Drug as a form of the verb to drag....I drag it, I dragged it, I have dragged it.
Not I drug it!

Anyone who uses an as an article with historic, or any other word starting with "H" that is not aspirate.
If it's an historic event/moment, shouldn't it be recorded in an history book?

The mispronunciation of the French word forte meaning strength or specialty as "for-tay"when it should be pronounced fort.
The Italian word forte meaning loud is correctly pronounced "for-tay".

In addition, if you read my signature line you'll see my thoughts on the usage of the prefix un.

I love the word moist. Twat on the other hand is just too awkward. I can't even think of a good place to use it..

Have you seen my twat? Twat was that you said? Speaking of Twat...has anyone tried that new CL type site? www.encounterslist.com I found some nice t.... ok too easy. Twat is like the word Spam.

Spam Spam Spam...twat twat... lol. happy forum!

Puerile
Jejune
Louche

I love the word moist. Twat on the other hand is just too awkward. Originally Posted by igivepleasure1

How about, "You made my twat moist."

Moist would be the word that gets me the most, I cringe every time I hear it. Although, masticate and fester are both pretty bad as well.

The word I hate the most in the entire world though would be rural. The sound doesn't bother me but for some reason I've never been able to pronounce it correctly. I sound like I have a speech impediment when I try to use it in conversation. I've just replaced it with "out of town", "the country" or "the boonies", so I don't sound ridiculous.

Ooze

"Twat" is used differently in the US than the UK It does have the same meaning..but people tend to call someone a twat in the UK...just as they could call someone a dick here. Still an awful word.

Ok, another one...people who get "past" and "passed" wrong. Two TOTALLY different things. "Passed" is the past tense of to "pass"..obviously. "Past" is a historic timeframe..not the past tense of an action/verb.

C x

This thread should be re-titled "Bitch thread for grammar/spelling/pronounciation police" lol.Just sayin'....