Mundane words you hate the sound of....

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Is there a word you hate? When you say it, it just grates on you just irritates you?

For me, its the word "bottle".

I hate what it looks like, I hate saying the word, to me it just sounds like a silly word and irritates me when I have to use it.

Probably makes no sense, but please tell me I'm not alone with an irrational hatred of a mundane word.

Mine is a bit odd.
I find the word "lips" awful in the context of:

"As soon as the words left his lips a silence fell."

I've not idea why it bothers me but if an author uses this regularly in a book I struggle to keep reading it.

It sounds ridiculous when applied to your pet!

"I went out early this morning as the dog needed to use the bathroom".

Yes I noticed my spelling error 😎

I can’t stand ‘sleep with’ as a euphemism for ‘shag’.

I once overheard ‘She slept with him in a bus shelter.’

Must have been an uncomfortable night.

Pudding is one of my favourite words.

different to - should be different from

Chuckle. chortle and trundle. Someone I know uses them regularly and every time they do I could claw my own face off.

For me "bum" or "arse" are just awful. Prefer "rear end"

It's always "pudding" never the silly sweet or dessert.
My late Pa used "going to the "heads" for lavatory- old seafaring expression, he was a master mariner. We always use lavatory and we are not posh either, just well brought up.

1mabon · Yesterday 12:31

different to - should be different from

And never - shudder! - different than.

I hear you @SinnerBoy

And skedule rather than the more proper schedule. I hear skedule and feel queasy.

Another one Robert Graves moaned about, after speaking with American officers, during the First World War!

Why is schedule with a sh sound more ‘proper’ than ‘skedule’?

Skedule is how it's pronounced in America. It used always to be schedule here, but the hard 'k' is creeping across the pond. That said, the origin of the word is mixed, and along with it the pronunciation. But yes, in essence it's one of those words which has an established British and American pronunciation.

Ah, it’s not more ‘proper’, it’s American. That is what I was thinking. The deep dislike of things American on this site is intriguing.

it's not just this site. If you look at the BBC pronunciation guidelines for instance ( probably other new outlets too) you'll find there is a recommended pronunciation. The more traditional British way of saying schedule has no 'k' sound. I agree it's strange, since for example we say skool, not shool when saying school. But that's English for you!

Yes, indeed. But it’s not a matter of one pronunciation bring ‘proper’, the other, by implication, being ‘improper’, which involves a value judgment. And it was ‘proper’ that piqued my interest. They are simply different. One, British English, one, American English. And a lot of people on this site do get quite worked up about things they perceive to be American. It’s curious.

Proper British I suppose.
But more importantly I value a lack of homogeneity in the English language. It's rather nice that there are differences between the different strands of English.

‘Bake’ and ‘baking’ - I don’t know why. I never ‘bake’ a cake - I make one. In any case, it’s the oven that bakes it. Needless to say I’ve never been a fan of the GBBO!

Also hate (where is the edit button?!) Slit for vagina.

Sorry wrong thread.

I meant the similar one today!

Veggies. Fuck right off.

I hate "gift" "gifting""snack" "snacking"