Are there any words you feel really awkward/self conscious saying?!

[ABlindAssassin]

For me it's 'gig'. I can't say it out loud without wanting to cringe/wince/apologise. It makes me feel really fraudulent!

Am I the only one? Does anyone else have words they just can't use?

I will never be able to use the phrase "on point". Even feel silly typing it.

'Cool' just reminds me of when my mum used to say it when I was younger but she would go 'cooooool' and do a slouchy finger-click thing to as an ironic 'i'm down with the kids'. That's now what I feel like when I say it.😂

Chipotle
Bergamot

Gong. Urghh makes me shudder

Super as it's used nowadays - I'm super excited, etc. nope

I feel self conscious saying some mens names that seem really childlike.

For example: Billy, Johnny, Benny, etc.

I once dated a guy called Johnny for about a month in my first year of uni and I don’t think I ever said his name out loud once.

Binoculars

All of these trigger my inner cringe. What do you say instead of cool?

I hate ordering wine and will always order Pinot Grigio because I can pronounce it. I also feel odd saying Sauvignon blanc for example. And I quite like Rioja but would never pronounce it.

This applies to food as well, dc argue about how Ramen is pronounced in Wagamama so I just say the number!

Wanker. It's not the fact that it's a swearword, and I'm fine with other people using it, it's just for some reason I can't say it myself without sounding like a complete twat. I think it's my accent, it just doesn't work.

"You know?" at the end of a statement 🤢

GILET!!!

The word 'species' and 'froob' and 'womb' and 'freesia' not sure why

Kilometre. I'm not 100% sure I pronounce it right so I hate saying it.

Chipotle

Psalm always trips me up, in my head, too, but I can say it out loud if unavoidable. But it takes great mental effort!

Skeleton

Bombardier

Croissant

Cognisant
Scintilla

always feel I'm pronouncing them incorrectly

Preliminary - can never say it without tripping up!

Phenomenon...::: just can't quite get my tongue around it.

'Lure', as in 'the spider lured the fly into its web'. I just can't say it, I'm not even sure if other people are saying it right!

Obstacle

When post twats people introduce their friends and say "oh yeah these are my friend - this is Johnny, Tom and this is Ball Sack". And you never find out their real name so can never address or refer to them directly

Pamphlet, sanitary towel.

“Heroine”… can’t pronounce it properly. Or “heroin” I guess (although I say that less, I’m an English teacher so refer to heroes and heroines often). Can’t explain why, it just sort of gets mangled in my mouth.