Words I Hate

[milefile]

When people say "melk" instead of milk and "pellow" instead of pillow. Seems to happen in families where they all do it. It makes me irrationally angry.

Also people calling soda "pop" even though I grew up calling it pop.

 

[milefile]

The word "oligarch" when people use it as an opportunity in politics just to destabilize a nation and turn it into a basket case.

In America they are just called billionaires.

 

[GTV0819]

In America they are just called billionaires.

Because that's a first world term.

 

[Pupik]

When people say "melk" instead of milk and "pellow" instead of pillow. Seems to happen in families where they all do it. It makes me irrationally angry.

I would like to go into a tirade about parents that still use baby-talk to their younger children. Saying "milkie" for milk or "snacky" for snack is not helping them develop linguistic skills.

But we've also become a culture that can't adult anymore, so the loop is now closed.

 

[TexRex]

But we've also become a culture that can't adult anymore, so the loop is now closed.

"Adult"...used as a verb.

 

[Pupik]

"Adult"...used as a verb.

You found the message in the battle.

 

[Liquid]

pressurise, v.

When used in the sense of applying pressure instead of creating pressure. You pressurise a sealed compartment such as a flightdeck; you cannot pressurise a person unless you're Milton Krest in Licence To Kill.

It seems to be very common in police shows:

"You pressurised him into making that statement!"
vs
"You pressured him into making that statement!"

Pressure is the correct verb in this context, thank you.

 

[TexRex]

None come to mind at the moment, but I've been struck by examples of people having been compelled to verbify words that are already sufficiently verbed.

 

[Liquid]

verbify

Verbalize.

 

[W3H5]

I like to use “monk” as a verb for when monks come “monking” at my school.

“The monks are coming monking today.”

“What will they do?”

“Monk.”

 

[MaxAttack]

When people say "melk" instead of milk

You wouldn't like the Netherlands then.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Just sitting here 'monking.

 

[W3H5]

Just sitting here 'monking.

How many people need to use the term before it makes it into the dictionary?

 

[TexRex]

How many people need to use the term before it makes it into the dictionary?

Yes.

 

[CTznOfTime]

I like to use “monk” as a verb for when monks come “monking” at my school.

“The monks are coming monking today.”

“What will they do?”

“Monk.”

This is the thread for words we hate... not words we like....

... unless you still hate the word "monk", and yet you like to use it...

Please clarify...

 

[MaxAttack]

This is the thread for words we hate... not words we like....

... unless you still hate the word "monk", and yet you like to use it...

Please clarify...

Well, his post does relate to the ones above it, where people are discussing how annoying it is when people make unnecessary verbs or verbify words that are already verbs.

I also don't see this thread as needing such Draconian enforcement of its title. Harmless post from @W3HS.

 

[W3H5]

This is the thread for words we hate... not words we like....

... unless you still hate the word "monk", and yet you like to use it...

Please clarify...

I’m aware of the thread title. It’s been around a while.

I don’t necessarily like “monking” nor hate it. It’s just a phrase I use.

 

[Jimlaad43]

This has two "a"s in it. Car-a-mel. I hate hearing it pronounced car-mel.

 

[W3H5]

This has two "a"s in it. Car-a-mel. I hate hearing it pronounced car-mel.

Water also has a “t” in it, but our American cousins seem to overlook that.

However, in their defence (should I do this?) I do pronounce tons of words “incorrectly” because of my London/ British accent; garage, anything with “ass” in it, schedule, anything with an “er” that becomes an “a” sound, etc.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Water also has a “t” in it, but our American cousins seem to overlook that.

Correction, American's often pronounce it like a "d" sound. Where it's ignored is Northern England, where it often just becomes an apostrophe.

 

[TexRex]

Water also has a “t” in it, but our American cousins seem to overlook that.

Correction, American's often pronounce it like a "d" sound.

 

[W3H5]

Correction, American's often pronounce it like a "d" sound. Where it's ignored is Northern England, where it often just becomes an apostrophe.

Anecdote: a student of mine, half English, half Thai, under my tuition, had been taught correctly. When she said “water bottle” to an American colleague of mine he had to ask a few times as to what she was saying.

 

[Pupik]

None come to mind at the moment, but I've been struck by examples of people having been compelled to verbify words that are already sufficiently verbed.

Verbing weirds language.

I suppose you can reverb an adverb by making it an all-new verb, or a gerund. Would "qualifying" qualify?

Water also has a “t” in it, but our American cousins seem to overlook that.

Correction, American's often pronounce it like a "d" sound. Where it's ignored is Northern England, where it often just becomes an apostrophe.

That's commonly found in the northeastern US accent. This is one word where southern accents get it right (unlike "pin" and "pen" and many other words with like vowel sounds). I tend to think "wudder" it gets more noticeable as you head further northeastern, but less so going a bit to the west (say, over the Allegheny and Adrirondack Ranges).

It's only a problem where something sounds like another common word; to that end, there aren't many words that sound like "water" or "wudder". (Except maybe rudder.)

 

[TexRex]

"Underappreciated" and similar. It seems they're just code for "not enough people like what I like".

 

[W3H5]

"Underappreciated"

That word is so... not loved enough?

 

[ScottPuss20]

Empowerment.

 

[Warruz]

"hubby" just makes me feel physically sick. lots of other words too that end in that sound as well.... "prezzie" or "veggie" too. just sounds dumb.

 

[TexRex]

Heighth.

 

[Liquid]

Heighth.

What is this?

 

[Barra333]

What is this?

Refers to the height of the eighth object in a series.