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Most people hate the word moist. What's yours?
Posted: Apr 10, 2008 in Things to do
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If you look on Facebook, there are hundreds of groups formed on the basis of hating a particular word. One of the most popular hated words is moist. I can totally understand that one! Others include banter, panties, random, and legit. What's a word that really annoys you, or just kind of grosses you out? At this point, I'll just have to agree with "moist".
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mispronunciation/missuse or fake words bugs me a bunch: width and "heighth," "jew-lur-y", a professor used to say "problematical" all the time, "cann-ih-date," "ex-cape," the list goes on. I'm not intolerant, just appreciate diction and pronunciation and work on it myself!
Word that bothers me to say for no reason: panties.
What are the objections to the word "moist"?
Really? That word doesn't give you the creeps? I guess it's the same as BoilerGirl with panties, I just don't like it.
Actually, "musty" has strange connotions to me. But "moist," I like it.
The word "panties" just gives me the heebie-jeebies. Can't stand it. Not sure why.
If I look at any one word for too long (or too many times in a short period of time) I start to get annoyed by it. I just start looking at it differently, and I start to hate it.
"monetize"
I also despise the phrase "grow your business"
joe, I love your comment. I've had the same experience, although I don't think I harbor as much hate towards the word as you do. If you stare at any word for too long it just doesn't make sense any more.
I also despise "LOL", although it is a handy comment, so I despise myself when it's the only phrase I can come up with to use.
Mine's not so much a word but I can't handle stories about bones or bones breaking! Its the one scene in horror movies I get the most effected by.
I like "moist", not so much a fan of "anecdote"
Lard and phlegm top my list. I will never forget as a young child thinking that Crisco would be good by the spoonful. The result, lard and phlegm. Disgusting! Discuss....
From what I have noticed in my life and my friends "moist" tends to bother women more than men. Just my observation. I tend to hate missuse of words more than hold a grudge against any one or two words for what they are.