Other words, however, are not fun to say. They can inspire fear and disgust and other unpleasantries.
bulbous
I'll go out on a limb and say that if you use the word bulbous it will probably trigger both an abrupt ending to your conversation and maybe something even uglier.
in a sentence:
"Sue, you have to see this bulbous blister on my..." (Sue throws up before friend finishes sentence.)
crotchety
There are equally effective synonyms of this word that don't begin with "crotch." Use them.
in a sentence:
"From now on, I'm going to say 'cranky' instead of 'crotchety' thus omitting the imagery connected with 'crotchety.'"
abhor/abhorrent/et al.
Similar to concept above. Nobody can say "whore" without laughing.
in a sentence:
"I abhor that he said whore in front of the children."
hehe.
girdle
When was the last time you or someone you know had to say "girdle" for any reason?
"Her girdle was riding up in such a fashion that it grazed her collarbone."
"Grandmother, may I borrow your polyester girdle?"
"Wow, this girdle hugs my curves in all the right places!"
Been a while, huh?
supposively/disorientated/irregardless
So.
Not.
Words.
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BONUS SECTION
Bad groups of words:It is what it is.
I guess it also depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.
I'm just calling a spade a spade.
And I'm just calling a donut a donut.
It's water under the bridge.
Translated: "I'm still bitter, hostile, and using trite expressions."
Did I leave anything out?
"If you will" drives me nuts. And response "i" worked out best for me at the reunion, which was just walking away when someone asked me how I was doing.
ReplyDeletenext time someone says "if you will," you should cut them off and say, "i'm sorry but i just can't."
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