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?

Schedule. Is it shed-yool or sked-yool?
I can never remember which pronounciation is the English and which is the American so always trip myself up with it.

Cool. I said it the other day and instantly cringed at myself 😳

Heal - it seems to be one of those words which has been taken over by wanky wokery and I just can’t say it anymore, it’s too cringey.

Nuclear

Chorizo
after coming on MN nice

Yes!!!
What IS the correct pronunciation?

I agree on gig. I also don't like the slang words and phrases that seem to be adopted en masse overnight. I don't just adopt words and phrases easily. Although I do enjoy "chillax".

I’ve now realised that it’s not just phenomenal I can’t say, I can barely pronounce anything!

@WoodpeckerInTheTree @ComfyChairPose It’s definitely commUNal! I think.

Agree with Heal or healing

Also LOL

I heard myself say "I'm chillin" this week and had a cringe. It's not me

I can relate to this @LisaSimpson77
Thought it was just me 😂

@Spiceupyourlife43 I think maybe it's quite common because it has such strong, mixed feelings attached?
I'm glad to know I'm not alone though because I do find it a bit embarrassing 😆

"Guys"

"Moist"

Loads more now because of this thread

Agree on 'gig'. In fact, I have no usable word for this event. 'Concert' suggests violins or something. What else could I say?

So interesting! I wonder if it's a kind of empathy thing, where you anticipate how the other person will react to the word. So it's less your own considered feeling about the word, or your identity, and more projection of an anticipated reaction (based on stereotypes, media, history etc).

I worked in C of E churches for many years. I never described myself as a priest, because I felt it would carry associations: naive, otherworldly, puritanical, repressed, judgemental, even abusive. The word priest still makes me squirm.

Funny reading the ones you don't have an issue with at all though. Croissant is just kwass son to me. I don't try and sound French, just kwass son in my own accent.

And latte is just latt ay because I'm northern but I'd never order one as hate milky coffee

Juice.

Can't say it.

"Ball Sack" 😂😂😂

'Explore' makes me dry heave. 🤢

A man I worked with and was trying (and failing dismally) to chat me up said - and I hesitate to even type it here - that he wanted to give me 'a sensual massage' so he could 'explore my body'.

Have you ever heard of anything so revolting?? 🤮

Self care is another one...I just cannot say it.

I feel silly using people's nicknames, like e.g Danny who everyone calls Danno or Rebecca getting called Bex.
I'm ok if the person originally introduced themselves with the nickname, but I can't pick it up later. Weird!

😂😂😂 not suprised you hate that word

Specific. I really struggle to pronounce it for correctly and it's a word I use a lot at work!

Also skeleton- I always want to say "skelinton!" 😩🤦🏻‍♀️

Fiancé

As in my fiancé, it seems like begging people to say "ohh when is the wedding, tell me all about it"

‘Cadence’ - seems to have popped up out of nowhere in the business world and it is utterly irritating.

Absolutely.
When a simple Yes will do.