Words you hate hearing

Not that it has anything to do with this thread, but when I was in college there was this stand-up comedian named A. Whitney Brown. He'd introduce himself thusly: "Hello, my name is A. Whitney Brown. Someday I hope to be The Whitney Brown." One of those small humors that always elicits a soft chuckle from me.

 

"negotiate." the john clayton version. AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!



for the unfamiliar, his nails-on-chalkboard pronounciation is"nee-go-SEE-ate."

 

Mature. When it's pronounced "ma-TOUR."
Advertisement. When it's pronounced "ad-VER-tiss-ment."
Coupon. When it's pronounced "QUEUE-pon." ??? :-\ (Got dammit, it's "COUP-on," as in coup d'etat. This makes me madder than anything. Totally irrational hatred.)

 

"It's ironic that ... "

 

I actually hate both pronunciations of coupon and refuse to say the word.

 

Soccer.

 

"I want you guys to stop saying gummy." [/Marge]

 

I wanted to say that.

Methinks--dopey, pretentious, and stoopid.

Vagina--a terrible word for such a nice thing.

 

First "pussy" and now this? We already can't say pussycat. What the hell are we supposed to call it? ???

 

Got two:

1) When you say thank you to someone (at a restaurant or what have you) and he or she says no worries. You're not Australian, dingbat.

2) Multitasking.

 

The Sausage Wallet

 

Eye-popping.

Entry point.

The combination of visual + any word associated with the printed page.

Presentation.

Hairline rule.

dominant art, dominant visual image

EyeTrac

Poynter

Al Tompkins

Oh yeah, and ...

feasible