The "hated words" thread

[East Hill]

"Yelled" as in a student speaking to the principal "Then Mrs A really yelled at me . . ."
No I did not yell at them I spoke sternly in a low tone of voice.
Anytime anything is said as a reprimand we "yelled" at them.

One day I DID yell at them then calmly said "now you know what yelling is"

I've had that happen far too often at work. My workplace is extremely noisy, and I have to give explicit instructions. Quite often I start off a sentence in a loud, but not 'yelling' voice. Halfway through the instructions the noise stops (I work at an airport) and I find that I am now 'yelling'. It's difficult to explain to new people that I am NOT 'yelling', but then I bellow at them and announce, "Now, THAT is 'yelling'.

My 'hated' word: 'Fer' = 'for'



East Hill