Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Yucky Words

I'm a word person. I like to read them; I like to write them. But I don't like all words. Some words just sound yucky. I don't like to say them.

Here are a few words I think should be removed from the English language.

Moist
Just try saying it out loud. Sounds yucky doesn't it?

Preggers/Preggo
You may be a redneck if...these are the words you choose to tell people you're pregnant! In a stunning but not totally unexpected contradiction, the word "preggie" doesn't bother me at all. I actually find it a little bit cute.

Buttocks
Especially when used to refer to people. What are we, livestock?

Eczema
I have a particular aversion to this word for other reasons, but it's also just not a pretty word.

Acne
Do we have to make people with this condition feel even worse by using such an ugly word to describe it?

Tits
Rhymes with zits. 'Nuff said.

There's also a few words I like to say, but don't have occasion to use much in real life.
Goodly
Vanquished
Aura
Gorgeous
Epic
Abhor
Wrought (Did you know that "wrought" is past tense of work? I didn't, at least until I looked it up in an online dictionary.)
Persay

I'm seeing a trend here. Can anyone say, in the days of King Arthur?

3 comments:

  1. I laughed OUT LOUD when I read "tits." For the record, that's probably the first time I've ever even typed that word. I don't like it either!

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  2. I would like to nominate the following words to the yucky list:
    panties
    fart
    ointment
    condiment
    bootylicious
    gag
    cockroach
    slurp

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  3. As a teacher, I hate the words:
    tools
    rubric
    assessment

    Hang on, I'm sure there are other words that I don't like.. haha!

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