What word drives you nuts? (sentence, quote, similar, dictionary)

[TKramar]

supercalifragilisticexpialadocious.

[TKramar]

Originally Posted by JannAZ

"young child" - are there old children now?

Teen agers are old children, particularly past the age of 16. I probably wouldn't refer to any child as a young child, unless I thought they were under 12.

Of course, then, you have your 20-somethings that act like children, so they could be considered old children, since they hadn't matured into adults yet.

[VelcroQueen]

Originally Posted by JannAZ

"free gift" - you sometimes have to pay for gifts?

very K Greek

[Reziac]

"Leverage" as used in sales presentations. I never ever NOT EVER again want to hear how using X-product will "leverage" my whatever-business.

Aside from that it sounds dumb and means nothing, invariably I get an image of Archimedes "leveraging" the salesman off the planet:

"Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world."

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[dnvrsoul]

I hate the word "but." When someone uses it-it's usually a back-handed compliment. I like you "but." You are right "but."

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by JannAZ

"free gift" - you sometimes have to pay for gifts?

If they come from the Trojans or the Gubmint, yes

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by TKramar

supercalifragilisticexpialadocious.

That's because you're spelling it wrong. You'd like it better as "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by dnvrsoul

I hate the word "but." When someone uses it-it's usually a back-handed compliment. I like you "but." You are right "but."

Yes, as in "No offense, but <insert offending phrase>."

[jtur88]

I'm really getting sick and tired of the word "smackdown".

[saucywench]

Prolly, probly, and any variation that is not correct.

And the eight hundred ways definitely is spelled, except for the way I spelled it.