If you could delete one word from the English language

[hackle577]

What would it be?

I think I would have to go with "drama" (in the teenage OMG-Tommy-broke-up-with-Sally sense).

[Bofur]

Um. People don't notice but it's used a lot.

[23meg]

basically

[ticopelp]

Emo. It's stopped having any meaning whatsoever, and it was a pretty worthless piece of slang to begin with.

[CanonKen]

Can - keep the kids quiet for a while :-)

[p_quarles]

"random" -- not all of its uses, just the way people use it to mean "pointless," "non sequitur," or "unexpected." As in "so this random guy starts talking to me," or "wow! that was random!"

EDIT: Wow, Mazza558 posted the same word nearly simultaneously! That was . . . unexpected. :D

[Mazza558]

"Like" and "Random"

For example: "Like, nast night, like, was so random, like! Did you, like, see what, like, happened? It was, like, random!"

[skwishybug]

I'd go with the word "THE" just to mess everyone up!

[Lostincyberspace]

"Whom" since no one uses it any way, or really knows how too.

[Tomosaur]

"Product". I gained an intense dislike for this word when I started hearing girls using it to describe any kind of make-up, hair-gel, anything which can be applied to skin or hair really.

"I need to put some product on".
"Let me put some product in your hair" (Said to me, of all people - the one person who hates using anything but anti-perspirant).

It sounds horrible, looks horrible, and makes me feel horrible whenever I hear it.

[happysmileman]

"Like"

For the reasons above, though I don't think anyoen I know overuses the word random.

[pjkoczan]

"irregardless"

It bores a hole in my skull every time I hear it.

[Kingsley]

"misogyny"
It's one of the few words that I have a hard time spelling. "Mysoginy" is always my first thought.

[spamzilla]

'Headed' as in 'I'm headed your way.'

It's a word that the illiterate have made up and has been broadly adopted by Americans (no I'm not saying all Americans are stupid) which makes no sense at all.

Next time try and say 'I'm heading your way' ;)

[gn2]

moreish

[LaRoza]

I don't mind most words, as long as they are used correctly, but "nice" is a word I don't like.

It has no real meaning anymore. (Not the city)

[Lostincyberspace]

moreish
Thats not a word in english

[zeller]

Without a doubt: kvetch. "Oy vei, he's kvetching again!"

That is so annoying.

[n3tfury]

"ginormous" is getting on my nerves.

[gn2]

Thats not a word in english

But it is in common use and will eventually end up in a dictionary.

Computer, Linux, internet: would you find them in a dictionary from 1920?

[n3tfury]

But it is in common use and will eventually end up in a dictionary.

Computer, Linux, internet: would you find them in a dictionary from 1920?

moreish? i've never heard anybody say that.

[fuscia]

'nurturing'. i've never heard it used by itself. it's always accompanied by some form of whining.

[gn2]

moreish? i've never heard anybody say that.

That'll be on account of where you live. It's used regularly in England.

[Nano Geek]

acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylproly lserylglutaminyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)phenylalanylva lylphenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyltryptophylalan yl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)aspartylprolyl isoleucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcyste inyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylseryls erylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)glutaminylthre onylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreonylthreo nyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)glutaminylvaly lglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylva lyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)tryptophyllysy lprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylva lyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)arginylphenyla lanylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyr osyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)arginyltyrosyl asparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylis oleucyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylalanyl leucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanylaspartylthre onyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)arginylasparag inylarginylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)asparaginylglu taminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanyl glutamyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylleucyl aspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginylvalylaspartyla spartyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)alanylthreonyl valylalanylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginyli soleucyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)asparaginylleu cylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycy l- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylglycyl leucyltyrosylasparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreo nyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)phenylalanylgl utamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptoph yl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylseryla lanylprolylalanylserine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)

Like who uses that anymore? :)

[Lostincyberspace]

What about dihydrogen monoxide. see here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw&feature=related)

[gn2]

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Like who uses that anymore? :)

Jeez-o that word's GINORMOUS ! :D

[dca]

"robust" would have to be my least favorite word...

[forrestcupp]

Flustrated. I know at least one person who doesn't even know that the correct word is frustrated.

[happysmileman]

What about dihydrogen monoxide. see here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi3erdgVVTw&feature=related)

I thought it was just calle Hydrous Oxide

[Lostincyberspace]

I thought it was just calle Hydrous Oxide
no but it is also called hydrogen hydroxied

[hackle577]

Jeez-o that word's GINORMOUS ! :D

Your font is GINORMOUS!

[Nano Geek]

Flustrated. I know at least one person who doesn't even know that the correct word is frustrated.Man, that's sad. :(

[goumples]

the word: IS What does IS really mean anyway?

[Kvark]

I'd delete the word he so I can stop guessing what gender people I meet on the net have and risk offending them by guessing wrong when it doesn't matter at all as I'll never get any from them in either case anyway.

I'd go with the word "THE" just to mess everyone up!
Good idea, having grown up with a language that doesn't have a counterpart to the word the i always feel like I'm using the the word way too often for no reason when speaking English.

Computer, Linux, internet: would you find them in a dictionary from 1920?
The word computer has been in use since mid 17th century. Originally it was a job for humans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_computer) to compute the results of mathematical calculations. When electronic machines that could do the same job where invented they inherited the same job title.

[dimbulb1024]

to or too
I never know which one to/too use. It is so confusing
:lolflag:

[gn2]

The word computer has been in use since mid 17th century. Originally it was a job for humans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_computer) to compute the results of mathematical calculations. When electronic machines that could do the same job where invented they inherited the same job title.

Well researched, my hat goes off to you, but I'm sure you get my point....?

[gn2]

to or too
I never know which one to/too use. It is so confusing
:lolflag:

I find that tricky two! :D

[eljoeb]

I was thinking about this today while reading a report... UTILIZE. For ****'s sake just use "use". No one will think you're dumb.

[p_quarles]

I was thinking about this today while reading a report... UTILIZE. For ****'s sake just use "use". No one will think you're dumb.
But "utilize" suggests a more robust implementation of a process-oriented, proactively-strategic goal. I don't see what's wrong with it.

:D

[LaRoza]

I was thinking about this today while reading a report... UTILIZE. For ****'s sake just use "use". No one will think you're dumb.

You mean utilize use?

.

[n3tfury]

That'll be on account of where you live. It's used regularly in England.

okay.


England's not large by any means so i'm not sure why you think it's "commonly used". i can use the "that'll be on account of where you live" angle, too.

[teryowen]

the word: IS What does IS really mean anyway?

IS, is the verb to be.

He is, it is, we are they are you are...

[Ultra Magnus]

I know this isn't the point of this thread but I am slowly trying to revert all my spellings back to middle english.

you know magick instead of magic
gaol instead of jail.

[Nano Geek]

the word: IS What does IS really mean anyway?Is is a great word to use.
For example:
I is at the store.
I is here.
I is smart.
Perfect for visiting the American South.

[-grubby]

acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylproly lserylglutaminyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)phenylalanylva lylphenylalanylleucylserylserylvalyltryptophylalan yl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)aspartylprolyl isoleucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcyste inyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylseryls erylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminylphenylalanyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)glutaminylthre onylglutaminylglutaminylalanylarginylthreonylthreo nyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)glutaminylvaly lglutaminylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylva lyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)tryptophyllysy lprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylserylthreonylva lyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)arginylphenyla lanylprolylglycylaspartylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyr osyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)arginyltyrosyl asparaginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylis oleucyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylalanyl leucylleucylglycylthreonylphenylalanylaspartylthre onyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)arginylasparag inylarginylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)asparaginylglu taminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanyl glutamyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylleucyl aspartylalanylthreonylarginylarginylvalylaspartyla spartyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)alanylthreonyl valylalanylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginyli soleucyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)asparaginylleu cylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylvalylarginylglycy l- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylglycyl leucyltyrosylasparaginylglutaminylasparaginylthreo nyl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)phenylalanylgl utamylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptoph yl- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)threonylseryla lanylprolylalanylserine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine)

Like who uses that anymore? :)

man that's even bigger than your name!

[Acglaphotis]

I is smart.
.

I be smart?

[Ken T]

I'd delete several -


Fear. Hatred. Ignorance. Greed. Anger.

You get my drift.

K.

[lunaz]

Web 2.0
Blog

[mellowd]

like


although its not used all too often in either South Africa or the UK. Thank goodness!

[Scarath]

interweb

hahaha its so funny to be person that doesnt know about modern things ...

like

reasons above

[icechen1]

This word:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methionylthreonylthreonyl...isoleucine , probably the longest known word yet.

[n3tfury]

titin is the longest word?

[-grubby]

titin is the longest word?

no that's just the short version

[icechen1]

titin is the longest word?

no , the real name is here : http://www.othyr.com/titin.html it is too long to be placed on wikipedia.

[n3tfury]

then why bother with the first link.

[blithen]

Your font is GINORMOUS!

Okay..this is just getting annoying now.

[mellowd]

then why bother with the first link.

Because it explains the word?

[n3tfury]

so does the second link. ? <---

[2cute4u]

Microsoft.

[dpar]

Perfect


What I ordered from the menu is necessarily 'perfect'.
It's just what they have.

[n3tfury]

Microsoft.

why? it would just be named something else that you'd "hate"

[Wraith's Hand]

I'd go with the word "THE" just to mess everyone up!
Especially the adepts if at least if the rumors are true.

[eljoeb]

But "utilize" suggests a more robust implementation of a process-oriented, proactively-strategic goal. I don't see what's wrong with it.

:D

Pretty much.

](*,)

[Hortinstein]

politically corrent....sorry I cheated but I hate the move to being PC all the time

[eljoeb]

Um, like yesterday was perfect! Regardless of that Microsoft blog drama on the interwebs basically soiling my Web 2.0, I had a random thing with a nice emo who was all ginormous. I think it was because I utilized moreish product than usual, so my hair was more robust than usual. Although he wasl all "Fear. Hatred. Ignorance. Greed. Anger."-like, I still got to use kvetch and acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylproly lserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucy lserylserylvalyltryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisol eucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinyl threonylserylserylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminy lphenylalanylglutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminy lalanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminylvalylgluta minylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyltry ptophyllysylprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylsery lthreonylvalylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspar tylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosylarginyltyrosylaspa raginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleu cylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthreonylphenyla lanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisol eucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginylglut aminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylg lutamylthreonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginyl arginylvalylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylala nylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucyl asparaginylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylval ylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparagi nylglutaminylasparaginylthreonylphenylalanylglutam ylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophylth reonylserylalanylprolylalanylserine in a sentence, it can't be all that bad.

[forrestcupp]

What about berfday or erf? I live on the erf and today is my berfday.

[Nano Geek]

Um, like yesterday was perfect! Regardless of that Microsoft blog drama on the interwebs basically soiling my Web 2.0, I had a random thing with a nice emo who was all ginormous. I think it was because I utilized moreish product than usual, so my hair was more robust than usual. Although he wasl all "Fear. Hatred. Ignorance. Greed. Anger."-like, I still got to use kvetch and acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylproly lserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucy lserylserylvalyltryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisol eucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinyl threonylserylserylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminy lphenylalanylglutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminy lalanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminylvalylgluta minylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyltry ptophyllysylprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylsery lthreonylvalylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspar tylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosylarginyltyrosylaspa raginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleu cylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthreonylphenyla lanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisol eucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginylglut aminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylg lutamylthreonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginyl arginylvalylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylala nylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucyl asparaginylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylval ylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparagi nylglutaminylasparaginylthreonylphenylalanylglutam ylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophylth reonylserylalanylprolylalanylserine in a sentence, it can't be all that bad.Ban him. :)

[-grubby]

Ban him. :)

:lolflag:

[santiagoward2000]

What about berfday or erf? I live on the erf and today is my berfday.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/4/d/4/4d4a6284c0034cad3b701f8799205132.png
You live on the error function (erf) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_function)?
On which side of the curve? :lolflag:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Erf_plot.svg/600px-Erf_plot.svg.png

Anyway, HAPPY BERFDAY!

[hackle577]

Um, like yesterday was perfect! Regardless of that Microsoft blog drama on the interwebs basically soiling my Web 2.0, I had a random thing with a nice emo who was all ginormous. I think it was because I utilized moreish product than usual, so my hair was more robust than usual. Although he wasl all "Fear. Hatred. Ignorance. Greed. Anger."-like, I still got to use kvetch and acetylseryltyrosylserylisoleucylthreonylserylproly lserylglutaminylphenylalanylvalylphenylalanylleucy lserylserylvalyltryptophylalanylaspartylprolylisol eucylglutamylleucylleucylasparaginylvalylcysteinyl threonylserylserylleucylglycylasparaginylglutaminy lphenylalanylglutaminylthreonylglutaminylglutaminy lalanylarginylthreonylthreonylglutaminylvalylgluta minylglutaminylphenylalanylserylglutaminylvalyltry ptophyllysylprolylphenylalanylprolylglutaminylsery lthreonylvalylarginylphenylalanylprolylglycylaspar tylvalyltyrosyllysylvalyltyrosylarginyltyrosylaspa raginylalanylvalylleucylaspartylprolylleucylisoleu cylthreonylalanylleucylleucylglycylthreonylphenyla lanylaspartylthreonylarginylasparaginylarginylisol eucylisoleucylglutamylvalylglutamylasparaginylglut aminylglutaminylserylprolylthreonylthreonylalanylg lutamylthreonylleucylaspartylalanylthreonylarginyl arginylvalylaspartylaspartylalanylthreonylvalylala nylisoleucylarginylserylalanylasparaginylisoleucyl asparaginylleucylvalylasparaginylglutamylleucylval ylarginylglycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparagi nylglutaminylasparaginylthreonylphenylalanylglutam ylserylmethionylserylglycylleucylvalyltryptophylth reonylserylalanylprolylalanylserine in a sentence, it can't be all that bad.

Please see my avatar for my thoughts on this post. :-)

[Flying caveman]

I was told there wasn't going to be any math.

Hella.:rolleyes:


I hate it when people use the wrong word. Maybe they should read this http://wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

[cinematography]

"Jesus"

:guitar:

[TeaSwigger]

"Product". I gained an intense dislike for this word when I started hearing girls using it to describe any kind of make-up, hair-gel, anything which can be applied to skin or hair really.

"I need to put some product on".
"Let me put some product in your hair" (Said to me, of all people - the one person who hates using anything but anti-perspirant).

It sounds horrible, looks horrible, and makes me feel horrible whenever I hear it.

I can agree with that.

Another along that line of corporate synonym being adopted as a "buzz word" is the abuse of the term "associates." Used to be that the positions of cheapskated minimum wage sales or fast food workers was honestly titled "employee." The use of associates strikes me as a sort of salt rubbed into the employees, as they of course recieved no meaningful considerations to accompany the implied elevation in status.

[SupaSonic]

"Particularly"

It's so damn hard to pronounce it if you're not a native speaker. It just goes on and on. I hate that word :)

[timpino]

"Particularly"

It's so damn hard to pronounce it if you're not a native speaker. It just goes on and on. I hate that word :)

+1

[jeremy]

I think i'll go for 'problem', as in 'no problem'. I am fed up!

[forrestcupp]

How about prolly? As in: "I prolly could, if I tried."

The correct word is probably, people. As in, it is probable that something would happen.

[gnomeuser]

fascism - hopefully by removing the word we will be unable to express the ideology and thus rid the world of it.

[igknighted]

"Whom" since no one uses it any way, or really knows how too.

Just because our population is under-educated on proper use of their language doesn't mean we should dumb it down for them. I would be all for cleaning up some of the really ambiguous lexicon (sick means good?).

Besides, who/whom is easy... subject = who, object = whom. Or a better way, if you could use he/she in the phrase instead then you use who. If it would be more appropriate to use him/her, then you use whom. The problem people have with learning english isn't the language, it's that we don't follow the rules at all. You miss your cases in a language like french and it's a big deal, so the rules are more strictly adhered to. In english you can convey meaning better without following the rules, so our lazy populace does. And it confuses the hell out of people used to following the rules.

[mali2297]

propertary, no, propararity, no, propie.. :confused:

proprietary

I always need to look up the spelling, I don't know how to pronounce it and, in addition, I don't like its meaning.

[Tristam Green]

I'll have to go with "irregardless" (which isn't really a word, but a bastardization), "basically", and "fruition".

I absolutely hate when someone uses (utilizes?) this phrase:

"At last, our efforts have come to fruition."

It comes off as pretentious.

[petersjm]

If we remove the word "war" would we all live happily ever after?

Also, maybe we should remove the word "more" and people might be satisfied with what they've got already...

[Tristam Green]

Also, maybe we should remove the word "more" and people might be satisfied with what they've got already...

but then we'd lose a key command-line function in the process :\

[p_quarles]

but then we'd lose a key command-line function in the process :\
True, but we could probably make do with "less."

[megamania]

I'd delete several -

Fear. Hatred. Ignorance. Greed. Anger.

You get my drift.
But those are just symlinks, and deleting them would have no effect on the functionality of the applications.

[marco123]

Not really English, but I'd delete "Aluminum". (Sorry, couldn't resist.:))

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/aluminium

[fuscia]

fascism - hopefully by removing the word we will be unable to express the ideology and thus rid the world of it.

only non-fascists call it 'fascism'.

[ezphilosophy]

'Headed' as in 'I'm headed your way.'

It's a word that the illiterate have made up and has been broadly adopted by Americans (no I'm not saying all Americans are stupid) which makes no sense at all.

Next time try and say 'I'm heading your way' ;)

"Heading" denotes the action, the movement towards something.
"Headed" just denotes the direction.

[Bruce M.]

I find that tricky two! :D


to or too
I never know which one to/too use. It is so confusing
:lolflag:

So there are three ways of spelling to.
So there are three ways of spelling too.
So there are three ways of spelling two.

And forget ballet, I mean would it be: a to-to, a too-too, a two-two, or a tu-tu. :confused:

[Bruce M.]

Is is a great word to use.
For example:
I is at the store.
I is here.
I is smart.
Perfect for visiting the American South.

Always be what you is, never be what you isn't
Cuz if you is what you isn't, you isn't what you is!

[Bruce M.]

I would delete the derivative of the word cool - kewl (or cool).

"Oh, that's so kewl!"
"Oh, that's so cool!"

Sometimes I just want to pop them into a freezer and tell them to chill-out, and freezer burn it out of them!. :lolflag:

[cstudent]

The F word. It would cut some movie times in half.

[garba]

windows

[maharbA]

utilize.

I know of no occasion where "use" could not be substituted. "Utilize" only lets middle-managers (and the like) feel like they're sounding smart without having to actually know anything.

[mmb1]

"Ridiculous" It's so overused and has been bent to be used to describe just about anything.

As in, "That taco is so ridiculous!"


shoot me

[jgrabham]

The F word. It would cut some movie times in half.

It would cut my conversation times in half!

And my word... "*****" Its hard to pronounce and is fairly useless, with the alternatives.

[-grubby]

"Blog" if I hear it uttered one more time...I will...I'll spare the details

[gn2]

Confusing spellings in English should be abolished for example ghoti = fish

enough gh=f

women o=i

lotion ti=sh

Anyway it's time for a cup of kauphy so I must go and put the kettle on.

[toupeiro]

Sue

[McMonarch]

war... Why not make the world a better place?

[jimrz]

to or too
I never know which one to/too use. It is so confusing
:lolflag:

just use two

[HermanAB]

Hmm, delete one word... "Microsoft".

[XulluX]

I have to say VISTA

[achron]

How about "whatnot"... which may not even be a single word (is it "what not"?), I'm not sure.

But this... thing... seems to be a proxy for "and all that other stuff that either I'm too lazy to tell you about, or I believe would bore you to tears, which would cause you to stop listening to me"

[Lostincyberspace]

I have to say VISTA

And it used to be such a nice word.

[hellmet]

I've several phrases " I mean" , "you know" ,, "Umm" Used as fillers to cover up idiotic english..

[Martje_001]

"you know?!"

I walked, you know, in to the, you know, house you know.

[Nekiruhs]

Can I go for phrases?

"Such as"

E.g. "Our education, and such as like South Africa and the Iraq. Everywhere like such as."

[Dixon Bainbridge]

Intuitive - especially in relation to technology, ie "intuitive interface"

THERE IS NO SUCH THING %$£@ OFF!!!

Usually followed by the even more stupid "user friendly".

[Skweek]

Being a Brit, I'd have to go for;

Burglurize

oh, and while I'm at it;

Normalcy - What the hell is that supposed mean??

[djsroknrol]

Pick any four letter word...they're are so vulgar and show no class...

My .02 from the desert...

[Bruce M.]

Pick any four letter word...they're are so vulgar and show no class...

My .02 from the desert...

fork, love, time, care, farm - no not all of them, please!

[popch]

Pick any four letter word...they're are so vulgar and show no class...

My .02 from the desert...

Pick
four
word
they
show
fromHow shall we converse if all of these disappear?

[PurposeOfReason]

"Legit" and/or "bling". You put them together and some disastrous sentence occurs.

"Hey guys, that's guys bling is legit".

[forrestcupp]

How about "whatnot"... which may not even be a single word (is it "what not"?), I'm not sure.


How about whatfor? As in: His dad gave him the whatfor when he did that.

How about dunbin? 1: "When are you going to the post office?" 2: "I dunbin."

[popch]

How about dunbin? 1: "When are you going to the post office?" 2: "I dunbin."

Is that, in fact, a 'word' which has already been used in the English language? Or did you make it up just now?

[Bruce M.]

How about dunbin? 1: "When are you going to the post office?" 2: "I dunbin."


Is that, in fact, a 'word' which has already been used in the English language? Or did you make it up just now?

Don't know if it's a *real* word, probably not, but I've heard it too (to, two).

There's that which to/too/two to/too/two use mentioned earlier! :lolflag:

[Bruce M.]

{off topic}

A question you can "say" in English, but can not write if you expect the answer to be the same:

How many ways can you spell: to/too/two? (pick one, now say it)

It's been a favorite of mine for years.

{end - off topic}

[n3tfury]

{off topic}

A question you can "say" in English, but can not write if you expect the answer to be the same:

How many ways can you spell: to/too/two? (pick one, now say it)

It's been a favorite of mine for years.

{end - off topic}

er what? since they mean different things then there's no problem. for those that don't understand how they're different, i suggest going back to grade school.

[Bruce M.]

er what? since they mean different things then there's no problem. for those that don't understand how they're different, i suggest going back to grade school.

Of course they mean different things, but they are pronounced the same. So you can "voice" the question, but not write it.

[Tristam Green]

True, but we could probably make do with "less."

but less is not more, even in linux!

$: man less
NAME
less - opposite of more





see?

Another word I'd get rid of would be "dissent". I'd utterly eradicate all vestiges of dissent ;-)

[prodigalson666]

irregardless!
its not even a word, the word is REGARDLESS people!

[garba]

irregardless!
its not even a word, the word is REGARDLESS people!

you never stop learning :) i had never realized how silly that word actually is until now

[Jesterday]

I love the word "moreish". I don't know how it is used elsewhere, but here in Labrador, Canada, we would say "That fish tasted very moreish." Which would mean there wasn't enough and we wanted more.

I would probably delete either there or their, too many people confuse the two. If there was only one word it would save a lot of people a lot of confusion.

[Bruce M.]

irregardless!
its not even a word, the word is REGARDLESS people!


you never stop learning :) i had never realized how silly that word actually is until now

Actually, regardless of what you think, it is in the dictionaries, and the spelling checker here recognizes it. Came into existence in the early 20th century. Almost 100 years ago.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=irregardless

and the British Oxford Dictionary
http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dict&freesearch=irregardless&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact

The Cambridge Dictionary
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=93149&dict=CALD

and lets not forget: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless

Wish I could go back in time and have a word with a few of my (Canadian) English teachers, because they "insisted" it was not a proper word.

Oh well, I'll just bet they won't change any of my marks. I still don't like it, and don't use it. :lolflag:

[Scotty Bones]

global warming

[RAV TUX]

digress (as in "I digress")

[amazingtaters]

Intro. Even though it's a shortened version of introduction, and thus only partially a word, I would love to see it gone because then a whole bunch of bands and musicians would have to think up creative names for the first track on their album.

[adamorjames]

"Whom" since no one uses it any way, or really knows how too.

I go with "too". :lolflag:

[hanzomon4]

Is is a great word to use.
For example:
I is at the store.
I is here.
I is smart.
Perfect for visiting the American South.

I is from the south.... *******

:lolflag:

[n3tfury]

Intro. Even though it's a shortened version of introduction, and thus only partially a word, I would love to see it gone because then a whole bunch of bands and musicians would have to think up creative names for the first track on their album.

wow.

[AndyCooll]

I'd delete a couple of the common swear words and the statement "You know".

Not because I have anything against swear words per se; simply because some people litter every sentence with profanity and it merely shows their laziness and ignorance when it comes to using the English language.

And the "You know" is just annoying when you hear it used at the end of a persons reply to a question.

:cool:

[subs]

Floccinaucinihilipilification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floccinaucinihilipilification) -- It is what it means!!!!

[daynah]

I wouldn't -delete- one word, but I would fix the whole confusing with "going out on a date" and "dating someone" and "it's a date!"

1. casual "let's just see" meet up between potential... mates.
2. indicates a serious relationship.
3. confirms a future meeting of two people, possibly mates, possibly business partners.

This annoys me to NO END!

[forrestcupp]

I love the word "moreish". I don't know how it is used elsewhere, but here in Labrador, Canada, we would say "That fish tasted very moreish." Which would mean there wasn't enough and we wanted more.
Spanish Muslims like the word "Moorish."

[cyclefiend2000]

i dont know about any one word in particular, but there is one phrase that i hear quite often that i completely despise... "building the brand". does that mean anything outside of corporate marketing?

[desertboy]

flatulence, it's a horrid word.

[popch]

"building the brand". does that mean anything outside of corporate marketing?

No. It is a technical term for some aspect of corporate marketing. Much as 'transistor' is a technical term for an electronic part.

[Martje_001]

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[forrestcupp]

Yuck! Received in my mailbox:


I did a search for Catfish_lolipop's posts and that didn't come up. Either it has been removed or that isn't real.

Whatever it is, that isn't a funny joke.

[click4851]

wow where do I begin .....

"nationality"- American ?
breakthrough
closure

[cyclefiend2000]

it must have been deleted. i saw it earlier.

the post was in very poor taste to say the least.

[bruce89]

If you could delete one word from the English language

2 words -- Value Added. What the bloody hammy does it mean?

1 letter -- 'i', all these things with 'i' prepended to make them sound exciting is bad. I'm looking at you, BBC iPlayer.

[popch]

Yuck! Received in my mailbox:

That post does not exist anymore. I agree with other members that it is in very poor taste.

I suggest that you edit your post and remove the offensive stuff, please.

[DalekClock]

I would remove 'capitalism' as it is the cause of all the Earth's problems and just wrong.

[djsroknrol]

I stand corrected...Let's try any four letter word from George Carlin's "7 dirty words you can't say on radio or TV"..They're all vulgar and offensive...I don't use them and anyone who does shows no class...better?

[Bruce M.]

I stand corrected...Let's try any four letter word from George Carlin's "7 dirty words you can't say on radio or TV"..They're all vulgar and offensive...I don't use them and anyone who does shows no class...better?

OK, that's five of them, but, lets do a clean sweep and get all seven!

[Swmmrman]

Id have to say good bye to ironic/irony. So badly misused. Or for fun. The.

[Romin-1]

My favorite word to loath is 'Devastated' and all its' permutations. It is entirely overused in todays world. Cannot think of a replacement though.

The longest word in the world is 'Smiles' as there is a MILE between the S's.

Jon

[nikoPSK]

gay. I find all the homophobia that used to (still is) going on to be racist in a sense. Example :

Billy: I like transformers
George: Transformers are so gay!

I find it mean and disrespectful. I am not gay but have a few friends who are. They are very nice.

[pmgr33r]

Um?