Cringe worthy words
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Removed original quoting for some degree of brevity.
Or as a more direct example, I can say that I am not wearing any pants right now and it will net you two different but equally disturbing mental images.
I have to heartily disagree on this on, I think you are only going to cause confusion by using a term that has a similar but different meaning as a way of dodging the one you dislike. For instance, if you used shirt to refer to sweaters, saying 'put on a shirt its cold outside' would likely net you the response 'of course I'm going to put on a shirt' due to miscommunication.floppylobster said:
Or as a more direct example, I can say that I am not wearing any pants right now and it will net you two different but equally disturbing mental images.
I think I have decided that I like "panites". The word anyway. Well, ok both. Its unique in its own way so it won't foster miscommunication, people might say 'huh?' but they aren't going to just assume you are talking about something else at least. Plus for some reason it makes me think of a pair of underwear that was shrunk in the dryer to doll size, ala old TV shows and cartoons.megs1120 said:
"God Dammit" im not a religious man but it is strange when you take a step back and look at it, your basically demanding God to damn "it". Im not sure how it started or why im bothered by it but i dont use it.
Plus "Gay" having gay friends i think it would offend them in some cases to have a term to describe there sexuality compared to something that Stupid or Crap would easily replace and get the point across.
and reading through 4 pages im surprised how many people hate the word "Moist", i don't hate it, but its funny how many people despise its existence.
Plus "Gay" having gay friends i think it would offend them in some cases to have a term to describe there sexuality compared to something that Stupid or Crap would easily replace and get the point across.
and reading through 4 pages im surprised how many people hate the word "Moist", i don't hate it, but its funny how many people despise its existence.
It wasn't extreme, that volume WOULD physically hurt you, it would possibly damage your eardrum. Now if it was nails on a chalkboard that's less damaging and more OH GOD.beniki said:I think you'd be fairly annoyed by it tooSnotnarok said:
I was just pointing out that certain sounds don't agree with you, just like bad smells or weird looking pictures. Although I admit my example was extreme!
True, but that kind of sound never bothered me. I was going for a more universal example of how vibrating air molecules might irritate you, and yes, irritate is putting it mildly where a fog horn is concerned!Snotnarok said:
Actually the one sound that makes me cringe more than anything is that squeak you get when you scrape a knife down glass.
... and now my teeth are on edge just thinking about it. -_-
someone says 'mate' instead of 'friend' and 'bird' instead of 'woman'
and there's a shitload of words in my native language that give me twitches as well
and there's a shitload of words in my native language that give me twitches as well
We don't really have that problem in the UK (I assume you are from the US). We can just use the word 'knickers'megs1120 said:
OT: Tid-bit instead of tit-bit, 'bruv', 'bare' when used to describe a lot of something and most other chav-created terms
I know it's weird, but the phrase "at once." My mom uses it constantly while nagging me, so any other time I hear it, Pavlovian conditioning kicks in and I tense up.
Nonetheless my point remains.DuplicateValue said:Actually, both are bad grammar.moretimethansense said:
If you wanted to be perfectly clear on your intentions, you should write:
"I helped my uncle Jack to get off of his horse."
Both of your sentences could be misconstrued in various different ways, such as helping your uncle to kill his horse, or as you said, perform... Questionable actions with the animal.
And the comma you placed in the first example should not be there regardless of what the sentence meant. Vital words are missing in any case.
Just saying.
I'm not sure why but that made my day.
'Hm?' 'Hilarious' and 'Crummy', the last of which reminds me of a time that I puked up a fuck-ton of crunch berries when I was a wee lad.
I don't think I am (insert thing that would get me a warning from the mods here) to get this thread.
I don't find any words unpleasant, but I do hate [i/]saying[/i] bullshit, because I can never get it to come out right.
I don't find any words unpleasant, but I do hate [i/]saying[/i] bullshit, because I can never get it to come out right.
I think the problem is you thought up the sentence AFTER seeing 'imagine your mother or grandmother said it.' The point is, most people will think up a phrase that could be interpreted as 'dirty' and then they imagine a family member saying it... Ugh.MrJKapowey said:
In my opinion it sounds gross. "Moist" cake sounds like cake that's been soaked in water for an hour. Not 'gooey right out of the oven' brownies, but 'mushy soaked in water gag-worthy' brownies.