Monolycus
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posted on 11/8/2003 at 12:16 PM |
Here's something I've been working on for awhile. many years ago, I read
that a list of English words were shown to poets who spoke no English and
ranked in order of "loveliness". When no meaning was attached to them, the
two most "lovely" words in the English language are apparently "diarrhea"
and "syphilis".
Just like so many other things, this got me thinking. I hate the word
"mulch", always have. I don't hate the substance or anything, but "mulch"
has to be the ugliest word I know (followed by "wharf" and "souse"). Since
I'm all about compiling data, why don't you share your most hated words and
we'll see if we can find any common denominators. (I'm beginning with the
hypothesis that the short "u" sound screws up an otherwise perfectly good
word, but maybe I shouldn't have biased my findings by mentioning).
To reiterate, I don't care what the words mean, I just want to know which
words piss you off with their sound alone. Send 'em in, you didn't want
'em anyway!
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Schizo
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posted on 6/9/2003 at 05:55 AM |
Crotch. Crotch has got to be one of the ugliest words in the English
language. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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IamSquid
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posted on 24/8/2003 at 03:01 PM |
Another one I always hated is the word "phenominal," especially when I hear
one person use it multiple times in a meeting.
And of course "dude." Sometimes, it's a word I can stand but other times
(Especially by certain people) the word "dude" makes mee want to cut the
fuckers neck and shit down his throat! ____________________
i wanted to die, and then it progressed into wanting everyone else to
die so i could watch, and then me die.
-ickgirl |
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Closetgothbabe
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posted on 24/8/2003 at 09:28 AM |
There are alot of words that I hate, one of them being cunt. I dont even
like typing that word. The word ignorant when used by dumb ass rednecks
that cant spell. Dont ask why but the word crayon irritates me. Im sure
there are plenty of other words I dont like but I would have to think on it
some. ____________________ Guns are good, Guns are great...Kill the people that you hate! |
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bettie_x
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posted on 21/8/2003 at 03:46 PM |
I hate the name of genitals, they're so gross sounding. VAGINA. I hate
that word, it sounds like a friggin basement or loud ugly sounding musical
instrument. I don't have a better word for it, but there has to be
SOMETHING.
I also find that "weiner" is far more fun to say than "penis". ____________________ Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas. |
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Shade
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posted on 21/8/2003 at 07:32 AM |
No worries Alone. I had the feeling it was something like an early morning
or a late night.
I keep coming back to the fact that I have so many favorite sounds and it's
really hard to come up with the words and sounds that i truly dislike. That
may be self defense because I love my thesaurus, but if I had to choose a
word that makes me the most uncomfortable, it would be "Hate" it is just so
fraught. ____________________ It is only through the lack of sex that humanity derives the need for an
all encompassing blind love. And in that moment of extreme horniness with
no relief in sight, in that moment can be found the birth of religion.
-Me |
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chameleon
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posted on 20/8/2003 at 06:38 PM |
Ah! I most definitely agree with the "like" and "h" sounding words! Damp
doesn't seem like a good word to me, and as far as names go, I'd kill
myself if I was christened Cyril at birth. You just have to feel sorry for
people with names like that... Percy, Cyril, ugh! The pain! Seth, if I
may: Pole Sana to people with terrible names.
Now, for spoken language discussion . I always found
english to be crude. Ever had a time when you try to explain something
philosophical, and the english language only lets you go as deep as the
local kiddie pool? I enrolled into a Chinese class, and the first session
starts tomorrow. I was always amazed by Oriental culture, and their
language is no exception. I believe that the Japanese have seven(?)
different ways to say goodbye, and they all translate, I was told, to
express some degree of malcontent. It boggle sthe mind sometimes, the way
other languages work... ____________________ The perfect mind is like a mirror. It grasps nothing. It expects nothing.
It reflects but does not hold. Therefore, the perfect man can act without
effort.
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AloneSoul
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posted on 20/8/2003 at 12:02 PM |
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Sorry for any confusion. ____________________ but at least you know, just how much pain there is in living |
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Shade
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posted on 20/8/2003 at 06:07 AM |
C'mon Alone, stay with us. We're going for a world record of on-topicness
here and one abaddon is bad enough.
I have really started to hate the sounds made my midwesterner kids trying
to do california valley girl. I mean the adults are cute when they do it
especially since theyv'e seen so many john waters flicks that they have the
accent down pat, but it's the these little kids who think the whole idea is
just to go all squeaky and drawl everything. I just want to smack them and
say "You're doingt texas, not the valley you little twerp! No shut up and
learn the language before you mangle it!" ____________________ It is only through the lack of sex that humanity derives the need for an
all encompassing blind love. And in that moment of extreme horniness
with
no relief in sight, in that moment can be found the birth of
religion.
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AloneSoul
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posted on 20/8/2003 at 12:31 AM |
*fixes things*
Damn, I must have been tired when I posted this morning.
- M, you're right. I personally can stand every "accent" someone throws at
me, so long as I can understand you and I usually can...
I don't know if this really a "accent" or not but one thing which that
aggravates me is when people tend to like, say the word like, every three
or four like, words in their like sentence. And if it’s not “like” then
it’s “um.” It’s not the “vally girl” accent but people just use those two
fucking words constantly.
[Edited on 8/20/2003 by AloneSoul] ____________________
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size=1> but at least you know, just how much pain there is in living |
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Seth
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posted on 19/8/2003 at 11:09 AM |
I think my fav word is "Pole" (Pronounced Poll-ay) It means 'sorry' or
'shame' in kiswahili. I luv how it's used and the sound of it. When
someone's having a shitty day, someone else is there, without doubt, saying
pole. better yet, "Pole Sana" (pronounced Poll-ay Sana... like the steam
bath thingy), meaning "Very Shame" or "Better you than me".
Thats the words i like. Words I hate, hmm, after living in Southern
California "like" is #1 on my list. After that, "man" for the same reason
as "like", it is way over used.
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IamSquid
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posted on 16/8/2003 at 03:19 PM |
oh yeah,
I also hate the ways certain words are pronounced by certain people. I
used to live in St.Louis and it was worst over there. People used to say
bratwurst (brat to rhyme with hat), Warshington always pissed mee off (for
fuck sakes, there's no R in Washington(, and of course when yoo asked them
where they were from they'd say "St.Louis, Missoura." Of course I always
callde it St.Louis, Misery so I guess we're even.
Another one that bugs mee is clitoris. It should be pronounced
"cli-TOR-is" not "CLIT-or-is." Although I am willing to settle for just
"clit" for short. ____________________
i wanted to die, and then it progressed into wanting everyone else to
die so i could watch, and then me die.
-ickgirl |
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IamSquid
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posted on 16/8/2003 at 01:51 AM |
I've always hated the word "progress" and the name "Nigel."
If my name was Nigel I'd change my name, burn every building and piece of
paper bearing my name, and kill everyone who knew it. Or kill myself but
that would be Plan B. ____________________
i wanted to die, and then it progressed into wanting everyone else
to
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die so i could watch, and then me die.
-ickgirl |
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Starlight
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posted on 16/8/2003 at 01:09 AM |
"Alert" disturbs me, but I'm not sure why.
I can't stand hearing some of the mispronunciations of "wash and
rinse"...such as "warsh and wrench"...*shudders*
"Menstruation, Menses, Menopause"...I prefer "in my period" and "don't have
periods anymore" even if it sounds less "proper".
____________________ "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never
tried before." ~Mae West
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Schizo
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posted on 14/8/2003 at 02:40 PM |
Tolkein sounds right - that would explain the reference in C.S. Lewis's
letters. He and Tolkein were close friends. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and the
dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest
of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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dead-cell
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posted on 14/8/2003 at 08:49 AM |
Thank you Raina. I was racking my brains on that one, and would haver never
guessed it was Tolkien.
There is a word out there that I absolutly hate, but for what-ever reason I
can not recall what it was. Perhaps this is a good thing.
Vamp Court I know what you mean. I myself am a fan of those anime faces,
but sometimes people go overkill on them. ____________________ co-worker: "Your gay!?"
myself: "Didn't you see my rainbow pin?"
co-worker: "I just thought you liked skettles."
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VampCourt
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posted on 14/8/2003 at 08:12 AM |
Oh wait.. im sick to shit of that crappy anime face shit people do where
they chat with you and add anime faces next to EVERYTHING they say. FUCKIN
WHAT EVER!!!
example: "I walked down the street and this person looked at me funny :
3 So then i gave themn a mean look back T__T .."
Those kids on that oekaki i visited did that crap all the time and it made
me want to PEE on ALL of them. not only that.. Im sick of terms like "teh
sex" and "Pr0n"
ITS PORN DAMMIT. PORRRRRRRRRRN. ____________________ "Thou shalt not be afraid of the dark, nor of graveyards nor ghosts nor the
devil, for thou art scarey and mean." -The Goth commandments
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Psychopixi
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posted on 14/8/2003 at 04:32 AM |
Nyah at Dolo! ;o)
I actually like pretty much every welsh word. The language sounds so pretty
when it's spoken properly and I wish I was a bit more fluent in it. Also I
challenge anyone here to correctly pronounce
"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllantsiliogogogoch" *laughs* ____________________ Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life. |
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Schizo
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posted on 14/8/2003 at 02:42 AM |
Pimple is an awful word. I don't think it's just because of the meaning,
because zit does not affect me the same way. ____________________ "You can tell by the scars on my arms and the cracks in my hips and
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dents in my car and the blisters on my lips that I'm not the carefullest
of
girls." - Dresden Dolls, "Girl Anachronism" |
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Cashmere
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posted on 13/8/2003 at 08:51 PM |
I really despise "hate." It seems unfinished, and I cringe at words that
start with a pronounced "h" sound. Hospital, hurl, hot, I cannot stand
them! And "pecan" when it is pronounced pea-can. And most words that people
can represent with one letter. And the name Charlie (I even had relatives
named this, I could not stand to say their names.) And I LOATHE when
"opossum" is pronounced without the "o." The English language, especially
American English, is illogical with pronounciations and it drives me
insane. I do, however, like many words that begin with "i."
Conversely, "l' hospitale" is one of my favourite words in italian becasue
the "h" is not pronounced. "Chiacchierrare" is fun as well. I like words
that have a hard "c" sound, except for "can." ____________________ "Truth is always on the move. It is always somewhere, but never in the
foreground, never on the surface."
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