Maybe hate is the wrong word here, but I have a handful of words where upon auditory consumption I can't help but to find myself in a state of what one my call "cringing." Here are a few that came to mind:
*fester
*up-chuck
*oleander
*developing
I know, I know. Having an allergic reaction to specific words isn't exactly what I'm talking about here. Well, maybe. I will just say that when I hear people say "Wow. That wound is really starting to fester" OR "Is that up-chuck I see on the floor" OR (to a poor, unsuspecting middle school girl...generally from her parentals) "Aww, honey. You're just developing" I do have to hold back a laugh, a shudder, or a simple gag.
How about you? Any words that bother you?
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mmm....so. yesterday. i was walking along and stumbled upon this oleander. i glanced down, took a closer look, and noticed that it... wait.. could it be? was it... developing? I suddenly felt this overwhelming urge to up-chuck everywhere. It kind of felt like this heavy, festering, brewing kind of feeling that only comes around when you come upon a prepubescent plant.
I always disliked unacceptable. Not because the word itself, but because of what it carried with it. Getting in trouble and hearing that's unacceptable there was nothing you could say. Well I thought it was...it is too acceptable... I would sit silently and just be frustrated that I couldn't argue back.
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