Words You Just Can't Stand...

BAHAWAHAHA!!!

I've only got one thing to say.....

If I read the word HUBBY one more time I just might scratch my own eyeballs out!

hubbyhubbyhubbyhubbyhubby

Ack, Bleck, Gag Me......

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All these phoney people running around all day saying "have a blessed day!" I heard this from a middle-aged woman at a restaurant the other day that had an all you can eat buffet. At least 6 hugh pieces of chicken was wrapped in napkins and stuffed in her rather large purse...and as she paid on the way out...she said..."have a blessed day"....yeah right! Fake that's what I call it!

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JUST FOUND ANOTHER ONE: "Namely"

I think you have written the BEST post I have seen in years! Educational, humorous, and hopefully, helpful to all of us! Thank you, I do look forward to other comments.

More, UGH and ARGH (I think, are these women descendants of Captain Hook)?

Here's another one, "YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN" repeated every few words.

I dislike SAHM and most other acronyms, I really dislike AMAZING, especially when someone writes a page full of negative things about their spouse and then if you take a look at their profile, they talk about their "AMAZING DH".

It doesn't take much additional time to actually SPELL a word, use proper punctuation, or put a double space between paragraphs, so everything doesn't look like one big run on sentence.

Don't get me started on people expecting us to read every post they've ever written to help them with their current question, or Google something to understand what they are talking about.

I'm on a roll, let's hear everyone pet peeves! It's therapeutic!!

Blessings......

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YaY! Love this thread!

Hate:

preggo, preggers
kiddos
hubby
irregardless

I'm sure there are more.

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Fun post! I enjoyed reading other responses...Here goes...

My MIL (whom I like very much) says "BM" in reference to a bowel movement. She'll change my son's diaper and say, "He had a BM". Drives me nuts!

Many people call a pacifier a "binky"...don't like that word. I call it a "paci".

Oh, and the phrase "Army Brat"...My DH is in the army, but my kids are not Brats...The term in the U.S. military culture is a term of endearment and respect, but I just don't like it.

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I HATE when people use text-speak in real life... I was talking to my sister on the phone, and told her something funny my DD did... She actually SAID LOL! (said it like a word, not the letters...) I replied with "....... seriously? Did you SERIOUSLY just say lol? What the heck is wrong with you?" O_O

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The "M" word you can't stand, the "t" word for a woman's boob, and the "p" word for a woman's vaginal area or in reference to a cat, the "t" word I just think is an insult and just a nasty word and the "p" word I hate the sound of and I can't stand it in reference to a cat.. ughhhhh! I also hate the words "doody" , "doo-doo", and the worst of the worst- "dookie" (thanks Amanda W, I hate those too, I realized during the Elmo potty training dvd lol).

I have one that I know I can't stand but I can't think of it, my mind is blocking it out lol so if I think of it I'll add it. But it's one of those words that drives me absolutely bonkers.

Sorry Amanda G, I jus used that proact word in another post lol my bad

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This is fun. I am an English professor, so I could go on and on, but I won't. Just a list.

Retarded. I really hate that this word gets tossed around so casually. I think it makes people sound ignorant and cruel, not a good mix.

Gay, f*g, f*))ot. Used for hate and bullying

Irregardless is not a word.

cancer (obvious)

a lot and its misspelled cousin, alot (from reading papers)

fewer instead of less and less instead of fewer when needed (see above)

portagee (offensive term for Portuguese--people do not think it is offensive and when I tell them I am Portuguese (I do not look it as I am half Irish), they will explain that they grew up around a lot of portagees, so it is okay. No, it isn't. No one would say I grew up around a lot of (you insert the equally offensive racial term here that I refuse to type).

triangulate, transparency, inclusiveness, mitigate, trajectory, more with less, sustainable or any other BS middle management term that really is disguising the fact that you are about to lose your job, health care or something like that.

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I absolutely hate it when someone writes ect. instead of etc. The word is et cetera - hence, the abbreviation etc.
Thanks, just had to get that off my chest :)

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what about when people say DH and DD or DS. What does that mean? Is it dear husband, dear daughter, dear son . . . i am confused? If it does, why not just say husband, daughter or son?

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"It is what it is". I have grown to despise that phrase.
The list could go on and on....people who say "you know what I'm sayin'" or"you know" after every sentence, or say "uhhhh" between every other word when speaking on tv, or end their sentences with "so..". UGH....
misspelling of "their, there, they're", and people, including Presidents and people who are in positions of Government authority, who say "nuc-u-lar" instead of "nu-clee-ar".

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Great post!

My brother - a 45 year old - still ends every line with a "but uhh ..." and talking to him for a half an hour feels like an entire afternoon. I have to have a nap after I hang up.

A neighbor says "no doubt!" after I mention something that happened or how I feel about it.

I dislike shouting "sweet!" after something good that's happened, especially in excess. I worked with a girl that would say that after every minor accomplishment.

And finally, I dislike hearing "I was nauseous". Now, "I was nauseated" would describe how I felt after trying to eat keilbasa and creamed corn. That is the correct way. If, however I vomited all over myself and failed to clean it up and wiped it all over myself ... THEN and only then would I be nauseous. For then the sight of me would make everyone else nauseated. Get it? My mother was a practicing nurse for 25 years and made me get that one right. Even if she was the one making me keilbasa and creamed corn.

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"Like, you know, it was amazing!" That sums up three biggies for me.

I counted the number of times a girl (18-19 yo?) said 'like' in about a minute or two, and it was over 30! Enough already....THINK before you speak and you won't need something as 'conversation filler' to eliminate dead air. Same with "um..."

When someone says "you know" when they are telling me something, I want to say, "No, I don't know. Isn't that why you are talking right now....to tell me something I DON'T know?"

When someone describes everything as "amazing," it makes 'amazing' ordinary. Things can be great, fantastic, thrilling, surprising, alarming, striking, dazzling, shocking, fascinating, astounding, wonderful, stunning, awe-inspiring, and marvelous. Get a thesaurus people!

One more that I have been noticing lately is everyone is on a "JOURNEY." Whether it is on life's journey, a weight loss journney, or the journey to get to the Final Show (pick any 'reality' show - the last few standing will use the word), everyone seems to be on a journey, but they aren't really GOING anywhere!! *Sigh*

Additionally, I dislike when people butcher the English language, misspell things (It's A LOT, not ALOT!!), do not capitalize proper nouns, use the wrong word (It's YOU'RE welcome, not YOUR welcome!) (their, there, they're), and use text shorthand all the time. Acronyms are fine though.

Great. Thanks ladies, for reminding me of another one that really ticks me off.....mispronouncing ASK!! Yes, you can ASK me something, but don't AXE me!!

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Lol, I know what you mean about moist. It drives me nuts too! My MIL is one of those older ladies who can not say certain words, so when she changes a diaper she refers to it as either a moist diaper or a soiled diaper. I guess the word soiled bothers me too. When describing a poopy diaper (soiled), she will let me know if it was formed or not, lol. I have gotten pretty used to it throughout the years. :-)

The main word that drives me BANANAS is...gynormous!! Ugh, I HATE and DESPISE that word!! It's an extremely annoying word!!

After reading some responses, I have to add to mine.
Whatnot. This word is extremely annoying to me.

Ectetera instead of etcetera.

When people say, "No, you're right". So first, you tell me no, but them I'm right, lol?

When every other word in a sentence is like.

And last (probably not though :) ) When women (for some reason men don't do this, although some are starting to) are talking and they end their sentences to sound like a question even if it isn't a question.

Have to add one more... Yadda yadda yadda, Thanks, Seinfeld!!

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You put dishes in the CABINET in your kitchen, not the cupboard.

Conversate is not a word. People need to stop using it. Same with preggers. Come on, it can't be that hard to say pregnant!

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I really hate when people say, "Please talk to Bob and myself..." No! It's Bob and ME! (I know that's not so much a word as a grammatical usage, but still it drives me crazy.) Likewise, I REALLY dislike it when people say, "Bob and me are going to the store" or "Are you going to the store with Bob and I?" Like nails on a chalkboard.

"Anyways..." UGH! No! ANYWAY!

And the word "seen" - as in, "I seen Bob at the store."

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I would say "hocker" and "loogey" are up there on my list.

Others:

complected (it's complexioned!)

irregardless (grrrrrrr.....)

and the phrase:
"this too shall pass"

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This has been amazing to read. I agree with almost all of you!

I dislike ppl saying "Nook you ler" or "Nook yuh lur" instead of "nuke leeee er."
Conversate..... not a word.
"Blaze bla." WHAT IS THAT???
Old timers instead of Alzheimers.
Irregardless. Really?
Guesstimate instead of estimate. Not a word.
Word.

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Oiy!! I have to go with Letty.....irregardless? No, THAT is NOT a word, nor is it even attempted to be used correctly.
Another one....."I seen him at the store"...NO!!! "I saw him at the store"....that is a big one for me.
"Aks" is another....aaasssk is the proper word.
The big, end all, be all....."Sara was wearing they shoes".....do you mean..."Sara was wearing their shoes?"
There, their, they're, they....is VERY commonly missused.
I have no problem with people that abbreviate in a text or email...but to talk like that? Yes, its annoying.

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Expecially gets me mad- where did that x come from!
Also saying "too funny" with a deapan face, like your too lazy to laugh
Pacific instead of specific
Axe instead of ask
There are many more!

Also - We say orientate, in the UK, we think orient is a train, or a chinese type of thing

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Please don't slam me!!! Until I started nanying a little girl, "vagina" really through me for a loop! Then I had to potty train her and use that word and I stumbled all over the place with myself trying to say it...v....a....gin....a. It was so stupid. I got over myself and can now say it, but I don't like it!
Also, listening to teens these days is killing me....like like like like...it's horrible!! I, like, love going to the store and, like, buying the coolest, like, shoes ever! bleh!
L.

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I hate it when people as for "advise" when they obviously mean "advice." Two totally different words, people.

Hmm....when people say "Arab" with the long A or "Italian" with the long I.

The misuse of the word ignorant.

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" lets get er done " , WHAT!!?? Hearing that makes me want to run out and buy a banjo , I don't know why.

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The word "panties" absolutely makes my skin crawl. Blech.

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A wife beater t-shirt. My SIL refuses to call them "tank tops" or "sleeveless shirts" or even "muscle shirts".

She thinks it's cute that her little boy wears "wife beaters" in the summertime.

When I called her out on it she said, "What?!? It's just a term from around the neighborhood. Everyone calls them that!"

OK, so now on a lighter note, "ain't" - as in "She ain't doin' nothin' wrong."

Like nails on a chalkboard!

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hahahahaha, i have two that i absolutely HATE (other than the cuss word c*$#...which is trashy!) i hate the words

"proactive" (when in reference to someone who takes action, not the acne stuff)

"fisticuffs", lol i really hate this one, it means the motion of clenching your fists and getting in the fighting stance,,,,ick--- really bad word

thats so funny other people hate normal words too, i also don't like it when people use the word 'ironic" incorrectly. and just basically bad grammar, double negatives, incorrect contractions

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I know it's not a word, but people are starting to use it as a word, and it makes me cringe and annoys me every time I hear it: OMG.

I actually heard one of my former coworkers say it several times, and since this woman was in her thirties, I could not excuse it at all. Why would you say OMG in a conversation? I hate even typing it and seeing it right now!

:-) I guess we all have our own pet peeves.

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Most offensive, "C" word, rhymes with runt. Can't say it or type it.
Most annoying, LOL, and all the variations of it.
Also very annoying, texting "k". Does it really take that long to type ok?
Grown women talking like bratty, teenage, mean girls or using term like "getting my nails did with my bestie". I heard this from a nearly 40 year old woman!
Husband likes to call people dude. He gets better for a while until he gets around his sister, who likes all things I would refer to as "beavis & butthead" type humor, but that's a whole other level of annoying!

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I hate the word "moist" too! Weird. I get teased by my friends all the time about that. It literally makes me shudder.

I cannot stand the phrase, "Easy peasy lemon squeezy" and all of it's variations.

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Don't get me going:

Irregardless
OfTen
Could care less (instead of couldn't)
All the sudden
ATM machine
myriad (when it's used the wrong way, which it usually is -- we have myriad problems instead of we have a myriad of problems)
mischievous (often pronounced mischee-vee-us, which is wrong)
And when did "I KNOW...RIGHT!?!" get so popular? Drives me crazy.
saying pitchers when they mean pictures

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D., your question brings back funny memories!

(A word of warning: I am about to the word "m*&st" as well as a few other potentially annoying words.)

I have a good friend/old roommate who cannot stand the words "moist", "panty", or "ointment". We teased her for days, using the words as often as possible. "Sharon, I have a terrible rash on my fingers. Perhaps it's because my hands are always so moist. Have you seen my ointment? I usually keep it in my panty drawer, but it's not there now." I had never seen her angry before or since, but angry she was. Yikes, did I feel guilty! I suppose I haven't matured much. After reading through all of these responses, I have the terrible urge to create one, tremendously annoying paragraph. Oh, the temptation. It still itches.

To your question. When referring to a vagina, the word "pussy" literally makes me squirm. Even typing it, I feel a repulsed. However, if it's used to call a feline, or as a synonym for a wimp, it doesn't actually bother me. Go figure.

In writing, I am irked by cuss words that have letters replaced by symbols (yes, like I did above ;). When I read, I hear what I am reading in my head. Replacing an "S" with a "$" does not actually change the way I "hear" the word. It is still a cuss word, simply written differently! I am fully guilty of writing words with replacement letters and/or symbols. But, it still bothers me.

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I'm starting to get annoyed by the word "really?" especially when accompanied by any form of eye-rolling or lip curled into a sneer. I just think it's disrespectful. Also, I hate when people can't figure out when to use your and you're, and they're, there and their. Lastly, it drives me crazy when people end their sentences with preposition like "at" -, or *cringe*, "see, what had happened was...".

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Sorry, MonkeyzMom, but 'my bad' is a big one for me. 'Like' every other word is another. The biggest though, is 'stink'. I just don't like it! It makes me shudder. Stink bugs, your feet stink, any kind of stink. I hate hearing it and I can't bring myself to even say it out loud. Years ago, I dated a man who had a horse named Stinky. I don't know how i survived our whole two months together!

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I hate it when people say "whatnot." This and that and 'whatnot." What? Annoying!

My mother calls a baby stroller a buggy. Buggy - very annoying!

When people say visa/versa - wrong! It's vice-versa!

When I worked at a daycare, I signed a contract. However, my husband called it an agreement, which was very annoying. It's called a contract!

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I am really annoyed when people use the word sconce.
I don't know why, I just don't like it.
Facetious. I had a supervisor that said it ALL THE TIME. "Ohhh i'm just being facetious." "Don't mine me, i'm being facetious."
Ohhhh it irritates me.

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Goodness I HATE it when ppl use the word (if it's even a word) "AINT"! My opinion, I think using that word makes one sound so uneducated!

Another word I hate the word pussy, especially when ppl use it in a nasty way. I'm sorry I grew up in a very conservative family and NEVER used that kind of language.

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hee! moistmoistmoistmoistmoist!!!
that's SO dang funny!
most of my issues are over-used or misapplied phrases. 'long story short', 'you know what i mean?', and the ubiquitous 'um' and 'like.'
don't get me started on apostraphes!!!
:D khairete
S.

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I hate the M word too. And for some reason I can't stand it when my husband says delicious. It's okay when anyone else says it but not my husband. (I know I'm weird). I also hate the words "doody" , "doo-doo", and the worst of the worst- "dookie". That word should be banned. Ugh- I hated even typing that one.
I swear like a truck driver (bad Mommy) so cuss words don't really bother me though. My little girl said a** a few months ago and so I've been trying to really watch myself. Whoops.

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Let's just say-there are words I have never said-they are so repugnant to me, I cannot even say what they are-I will hint- One has to do with racism, one has to do with a common, everyday word for urine-and one is another name for something anatomical-also unmentionable-the worst of these-in my opinion- is the first. I also find it difficult when people end a sentence with a preposition or, the horror, use a double negative!

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O.K. I am late in joining but had to respond: I dislike when people say these words:

reMARKable – emphasizing MARK and saying the word slowly.

'White Trash' when describing a person.

There are many more mentioned below but I’ll stop there =-)

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LOL!! I hate the words juicy and snack. I also hate it when people say "and what not"

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I read all of the responses. A lot of them I agree with, some don't bother me at all. The word that annoys me more than any other is "issues"! It is so over-used and makes me cringe every time I hear it. Doesn't anyone just have problems anymore?

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I hate it when people call someone who draws a "drawer". A drawer is something I throw my clothes or odds and ends into. It also drives me crazy when people use the word "like" too much or use improper grammar and spellings. I also dislike explaining what I'm saying every time I use a different language, certain expressions, or slang. I dislike the name "Appalachian" because the people in North Carolina say it oddly and start arguing every time I say it differently. I also hate it when people speak like they're texting (texting in itself is bad enough). I hate the term "wife beater" for obvious reasons.

Personally, I, unlike my sister, have no problem with "ain't" in everyday speech because I grew up with it and say it during casual conversations. However, unless a character is Southern it had better not appear in anything I'm reading and it certainly does not appear in my own writing.

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OK, I know I'm weird, but I NEVER say (and can barely type) the word "fart." I find it to be completely repugnant.
I have a friend who cannot tolerate the word "potty" as in "potty training."
I'm not that crazy about "membrane" either for some reason.
It makes me nuts when people use "P.S." when they're telling a story. For example, "So we went to the store; oh, and P.S...I forgot my wallet!" Same applies to the rampant use of " here's the punch line...I forgot my wallet!" in much the same context.

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I really can't stand cussing. It's so trashy and unnecessary. I'm with you on the "M" word!!

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This is a fun post! I keep editing my answer when I think of more!

I can't stand when people use the word "date night" and "play date". Remember when you just PLAYED with your neighbor? It didn't have to be all official "lets schedule a play date....I'll pencil you in!" I also don't like the term "nesting". I don't like to be pigeon holed into something just because I am pregnant or a woman, etc. So if I am pregnant and someone says oh...your nesting! It pisses me off. :)

Oh yeah and when people say "supposably" instead of "supposEDly"

Also when people make new words for babies or say a word incorrectly just to sound baby like. Babies/toddlers speak funny because they are learning! They don't need for you to refer to their MILK as Nuk! or their juice as Gee. If you say the correct word they understand! (my step mother in law talks all Effed up to my 2 and half yr old daughter STILL and its so super annoying!)

PS oh yeah, my MOM uses the word "twat". Ugh...that's just revolting. Moms should never saw that word...ever.

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LOL!!! Great Post!!!

Armpit - I hate typing it. It just sounds so gross to me. I won’t use it and will use the word underarm when referring to that part of the body.

Take me a shower/bath – WHAT!!!! When my 7yo says it, I refuse to acknowledge him until he says it correctly; Please GIVE me a shower/bath or I am going to take a shower/bath now. When my 20yo says it, I begin to shake because she is in college and should know better. I am all over her when she says it.

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I have a friend who really dislikes the word nincompoop! Also I have heard the word "meritocracy" in the corporate world. Is that even a word??

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Aw man, I must tick off a lot of people because I use hubby, preggo, and kiddo ALL the time. haha, sorry ladies!

My pet peeve - "yous guys" grrrrrrrrrrr that drives me up the wall.

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i don't like moist either. lol. Ok, mine are:

epic--everyone says this these days and it drives me crazy!
da bomb--enough said.
beau---annoying!
and when people say country and western music instead of country!

those are the ones that come to mind-for now.

M

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This is fun to read!
I agree with Bobbi I absolutely hate when people say "I know.. right?"
It drives me nuts!! Yeah since when did it become so trendy and popular to say that?! It reminds of the movie Mean Girls when Rachel McAdam's character says it to Lindsay Lohan's. That's all I can think of when people use it and I think that's where it's popularity came from. But I cringe when people say it. It just sounds so unoriginal and fake. I mean seriously, I understand a celebrity or character setting a fashion trend but a catchy phrase?? Come on.
And when people say "this is she" instead of "this is her" on the phone. Arghhh!!

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I had a friend who couldn't stand the word moist! the following are some words that bug me, I am sure there are more that I cannot think of right now
Aint
the word No used in place of any
cocky
the phrase "No foolin"
the phrase "don't got"

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Most of what we experience points directly back to our childhood, if you could venture back perhaps you'll get to the root of the matter and move from there, until that time, life is too precious , relax and live. Think about the people in china, you think somethings bother them? Most of the time the bigger part of our problems are, we major in the minors.

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I almost can't even type the word - "scab" - ugh.....just can't stand it!
Also dislike the "p" word and "c" word that others have already mentioned.
And the phrase that I find most annoying is "just sayin...."

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