The "hated words" thread

[slinkedog]

Heee heeee..Pop..heee heeeee..

I don't hear that word very often..It's hilarious! When Ian arrived in Canada he visted a local fast food joint. She asked him "what pop do ya want with blah blah" . It took a while for both of them to understand eachother..It eventually dawned on him that she wanted to know what soft drink he wanted..

Goes to show that although most of us speak english, it's not always the same english..

C

LOL! My husband's whole family says, "pop" for soda and we tease them mercilessly about it.

[Thorn]

I second utilize when use will work just fine....it doesn't add meaning or subtlety so why not just use use?

And pronunciations that grate on me....mute for moot as in moot point. The point is not silent.

And pitcher for picture. There may be a picture on the pitcher or a pitcher in the picture, but they are not pronouced the same! The boss uses this one all the time and I have to restrain myself from leaping over the table and throttling him.