Words that irk

I find myself challenged to maintain my composure whenever I encounter the word Santiago.

Kudos and namaste. I know they're positive, but I hate them. I also hate cutesy substitute words like staycation and veggies.

I hate the word tummy. Detest it. When I hear someone say it I want to slowly strangle them.

I also hate the word yummy.

I think there is a pattern here.

And incorerct use or spelling. But what I really hate is when a writer sticks any ten dollar word in a two dollar sentence.

Holiday maker annoys me. I have no idea why.

Chagrin

Jamesaritchie said:

And incorerct use or spelling.

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Please let the irony of this be true.

lmao

Jamesaritchie said:

And incorerct use or spelling. But what I really hate is when a writer sticks any ten dollar word in a two dollar sentence.

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There's irony for ya.

ETA: Fuckdamnit. seun and his lightning fingers again!

for me, very few if any--everything has a place. lots of things can be mis-used though, like the ten dollar word in a 2 dollar sentence, or things close but not quite the same (social and societal, for example, are not identical in meaning--societal has a singular definition where social has many possible meanings....infer and imply are actually very different, but sometimes used interchangeably )

scarletpeaches said:

There's irony for ya.

ETA: Fuckdamnit. seun and his lightning fingers again!

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and that right there, and the fact it isn't getting wiped clean in five minutes, is one of the reasons I love this site....

lmao

'Gotten.' It's not even a word!! Hate it.
My biggest hate of all is 'would of' instead of 'would have.' I tend not to read any further once I see that! It never fails to ignite my temper.

Went. Told. Got.

Funny enough these are the same words my students use over and over in their stories. I wonder why they irk me.

Gotten isn't a word? Even in cases like "I would have gotten the answer if you didn't tell me!"

I've discovered a strong dislike for food adjectives like "savory" and "flavorful." They sound pretentious and silly to me. Delicious works just fine. So does "It tastes good." Anytime I hear things like this it makes me think of someone trying to sound like a restaurant reviewer and it annoys the hell out of me.

Smell.

I just hate that word.

kaitie said:

I've discovered a strong dislike for food adjectives like "savory" and "flavorful." They sound pretentious and silly to me. Delicious works just fine. So does "It tastes good." Anytime I hear things like this it makes me think of someone trying to sound like a restaurant reviewer and it annoys the hell out of me.

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One of my all time pet peeves is waitstaff who say, "How is everything tasting?" First of all, my food hasn't been capable of "tasting" since the moment it was slaughtered. Second, "quiz patrons about food flavor" is not the purpose of waiters and waitresses. Flavor is the least likely reason I'd need wait service. /rant.

"Deets" referring to numbers.

"Sitch" referring to situation.

I also find I hate the word(s) "Shit-kickers" for boots.

Sneak

Saunter

Trod

I can't stand when characters pad around.

"She padded down the hall."

Hate it.

I read a paranormal romance not long ago where the big scary vampire hero was padding all over the place. It drove me nuts. I just can't picture big tough guys or scary vampires padding around. They walk, they run, they stomp, they storm around rooms, but they don't pad around a room sheesh.

serabeara said:

I can't stand when characters pad around.

"She padded down the hall."

Hate it.

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Heh. I don't mind when a dog pads, but I tend to agree on people.

For me, the word squirt irks me.

Awesome - I HATE that word.

serabeara said:

I can't stand when characters pad around.

"She padded down the hall."

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Likewise, "picked at her salad." I started a whole thread about that one a while back.

There are a lot of writerisms I hate. Little phrases that only turn up in writing, that no sane person would ever utter aloud. "Shock of hair" or "arms akimbo." Blech! Padded and picked at fall into that category for me.

maestrowork said:

Sneak

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Snuck is the worst.

TheAntar said:

Heh. I don't mind when a dog pads, but I tend to agree on people.

For me, the word squirt irks me.

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Especially in my genre.