Phrases/words

[randomsugar]

Post the word(s) and/or phrase(s) which you hate and why you hate them.

I dislike the words wedge, ointment and budge, because they sound horrible.

[netty.m]

I hate it when people say something is "moorish"

dont know why but it makes me cringe.

[crisgal]

I absolutely CANNOT STAND IT when someone says they are being pressurised or stop pressurising me.

WHY WHY WHY?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Even some so called "professionals" on the telly use it incorrectly now. Drives me mad.

Never been too keen on "clitoris" either. "That was probably edited!)

[graemer]

I've always had an aversion to Tofu purely because it sounds disgusting. Also Giblets sound disgusting. In fact many horrible things have horrible names... like mucus!

Fructose I don't like either.

Crisgal,I agree I think many parts of male and female genitalia could have been given better names!

And who thought up Sperm Whale!

[mum_1406]

netty.m, i feel the exact same way.

Just cannot stand it!

[Haggisdj]

I hate 'That'll be the phone then', or when asked they day they reply, 'yes, it's wednesday all day'.

[Kay]

I hate the word Slalem <sp> as in skiing and "Continue on".Oh and " I met a mate and we sort of got talking" how can anyone sort of get talking!!!

[SimonMorton]

Chair

Psychiatrist

Strapping

Injection

Calming

Tranquilizing

Section

Doctor

Incarcerate

[rojash]

SimonMorton
You forgot Lobotomize

[sammylane]

Marzipan. Hate the stuff, hate the word. Yuk!

And 'ostensibly', and 'arguably' - not sure why these words annoy me, perhaps it's because they just seem so unnecessary.

[Hayley_W]

People from where I live say "I saw my arse" if they are angry - I HATE IT! You don't see your arse when your angry, its impossible unless you look at it!

[Trillipse]

"Pelmet"

"Voil(e)"

both curtain-related. must be something in that.