Words Which Annoy You Intensely

[ToffeeDan]

The following words when spoken in this order: Welcome to today's live Sky (or BT) game featuring Liverpool..

 

[wbn61]

when my wife is in a mood with me and calls me BOY

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Bailiff

Sanctioned

 

[strummer]

Window of opportunity
Proactive
Brainstorming
Anyone who walks about with a clipboard at work comes out with this crap and deserves a slap

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Warchest.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Head
A
Give
Wobble
Your

Nothing against them individually but put together in a certain order I find them ridiculous, it makes no sense.

 

[ItsOKImAPilot]

"Irregardless." It's not even a word but so many people treat it as such. Makes no sense.

 

[ItsOKImAPilot]

'Transportation.'

You mean transport then.

No, I mean transportation.

 

[SailorBlue]

Management speak, usually spouted by complete weapons who think it makes them look like they have modern management techniques.

The all time winner of missed management speak words for me is the word - Robust.


Anyone who uses this word is normally worthy of a smack in the mouth.

I'll take that onboard

 

[verreauxi]

I don't like the following words just because they way they sound. I'm a soundist.

Plump
Slacks
Pamphlet
Nectar

 

[SailorBlue]

Football commentators going on about
The front foot / back foot. Why not just say attack/defence?

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

Criminality

Why not just say 'Crime'?

 

[Whistlin' Dixie]

'So' At the start of every bleedin sentence....Especially from the professional types

And 'much more.....' instead of just putting '-er' on the end of the word.

I've even heard 'Much more lessly' instead of 'lesser'

nyarghhh

 

[The Esk]

The word "No"

 

[dholliday]

"fantastic" and "awesome" have long been misused by the illiterate masses, for shame as they are excellent words when used correctly.