Words Which Annoy You Intensely

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Why use one word when two would do?

"newborn (adj.) also new-born, c. 1300, from new + born. As a noun from 1879." (http://www.etymonline.com )

So, not that newborn as a word - even as a noun, it's only a year younger than Everton!

But, on principle, it is not for me to disagree with you.:cheers:
Nobody says, "I hear you're expecting a newborn".
*Shuffles off for cocoa and a hot water bottle.
 


Snap - as in cold snap. Also revellers - as in people who see in the new year in woolly hats and scarves.

Beloved of journos, I've never heard anyone use these terms in real life.
 

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