The "hated words" thread

[BikeMomma]

We have two local roads called Pierroz Rd. and Jacquier Rd. You should hear all the different pronunciations! I really have no idea how you're supposed to say either. Many people call Jacquier "Jay-Quay", while others say "Jack-wire". Pierroz runs the gamut from "Pierre-rose" to "Puh-rahhs" to "you know, that road over between Placerville Drive and Cold Springs with the funny name."

Have to chime in about names of roads, only this one is a name we cyclists have purposely modified from its actual name. Near a little mining town named Coulterville in the Sierra mountain range, there's a road named Pinion Blanco that, although short, is horrifyingly steep, rutted, potholed, etc. However, that's not all -- once you get to the top, you face a descent that is almost as worse as getting up the darned thing -- jars you silly, so much that you think your eyes are going to jiggle out of their sockets. In a word, it's a challenge, and on that spirit alone, we still climb the darn thing. So, we affectionately renamed it "Pain 'n Blackout." First you experience pain like no other, then you nearly blackout.

Now back to the thread, this one is my husband....gggrrrr:

"I seen..."

Drives me nuts - my boss must say this at least 10 times a day. One day I will "literally" blow up and scream that it's "I SAW or I HAVE seen!!!!!"

AND since his mother says it that way too, now my KIDS are starting to say it. I draw the line there -- arrgh. Irks me to no end. I've given up correcting my husband and my ma-in-law is a lost cause anyway, but I tirelessly correct my kids. I figure it's not too late to save them from the abyss that is the word "seen."

I love this thread, SK! I have to admit, I use the phrase "no worries" all too much....
Friendz and tailwindz,
(dont'cha hate it when people put a "z" on the end of wordz?)
<snicker, snicker>
BikeMomma