words that annoy

"undeniably"

More like a phrase than a word. I can't stand documentaries/pieces of a journalism that start with voiceovers or ledes along the lines of

"I'm on a journey to discover..."

or "This is a story about..."

I blame Adam Curtis.

"I want to say..."

... when asked a question where you are unsure or thinking of the answer, an Americanism I sincerely hope never takes off in the UK

Oh, I do that a lot. My accent changes when I do it too, I start inflecting all wrong. I really must train myself out of this. I have no idea where I've picked it up from.

Scary

Actually, I've just realised I picked it up off a pal of mine, I can actually hear his voice in my head saying it right now as I'm thinking about this and it would appear that I mimic the way he does it.

never occurred to me that that is or might be an Americanism tbh

I do it quite often tb even more h

i'm all for imprecision in speech, the world seems pretty imprecise

"REPPING" for shit

i will always rep for shit, it's how i get rid of unnecessary waste products in my digestive tract

don't know that i've ever heard anybody say "I want to say..." Are you guys sure this isn't from South Africa or New Zealand or something?

don't know that i've ever heard anybody say "I want to say..." Are you guys sure this isn't from South Africa or New Zealand or something?

here's an example of when this phrase might be uttered:

"Ever since Bono was gunned down in a West Hollywood brothel, I've been feeling an unusual sense of well-being."
"Wait-- Bono's dead? When did this happen?"
"Hm... I wanna say, like, 2 weeks ago...?"

oh, ok! in terms of estimation! that makes total sense. I was reading it like "I have something that I really want to say."

I wanna say that he died two weeks ago, but I lack the precise information or specific expertise required to guarantee that number.

"oh is that what you mean? what a convenient way to say something. you americans sure are innovative. swooon..."

"proctored"

"skinny" and "naked" when applied to food

http://www.readthesmiths.com/articles/Images/Entertainment/Banned/nakedlunch.jpg

that's fine but i'm never going to actually ask for a "naked burrito" or a "skinny sandwich" by name even if that is what i'm ordering

automagically. ick.

automagically is a perfectly presentable word, if it is being used by Billy in Family Circle.

"obviously" peppered liberally into sentences where nothing described is at all obvious.
A weird twist on this: I encountered a guy who has changed it up to "ironically" - he kept saying "ironically" about twice per sentence and there was no irony whatsoever! I mean maybe THAT'S ironical idk

I find myself using obviously a lot as a crutch and I hate it, obviously

motobecane

i like it; it makes me think of french people in the 80s

bangarang

what are you even skillex person

so tired of "piece" -- the assessment piece, the evaluation piece, the blablabla piece the piece the piece the piece

piece of what?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FF6MpcsRw

that's a v impt piece

redditors

look people, we don't need to BOIL THE OCEAN, we just need a DEEP DIVE into ACTIONABILITY and OPERATIONALIZATION of our STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

tisane

it's time to leave France and return to an Anglophone country

gifted
thrifted

both as a verb an as an adj in the past participle

How is 'thrifted' used as an adjective?

i used to be thnow white but i thrifted

dammit, so close

long day

example: "ugh this thrifted jumpsuit really grabs at my crotch; the one i got at urban outfitters fits better"

colorway

how can u be annoyed by words u made up

lol

I wish.

the overuse of the following has been irritating the fuck out of me lately

"phenomenal"
"huge"
"brutal"

my job involves a lot of big law fuckwits

"sammich"

penalized

doesn't the word "earthquake" seem a little cartoonish or dramatic

most earthquakes are a bit cartoonish, in that all you feel is a bit of a shiver. the big ones are, of course, not so cartoonish

earthquakes are not cartoonish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpUJ6yCURzM

quintessential is not a bad word at all, essentially, but in practise it seems to mostly be poorly used