words that make you grit your teeth

[Grog]

Mine is not so much of a word, but a group of them.

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I work with a co-worker who will ask that several times in a hour for 8 hours!

Oohh..boy!

I am currently in the midst of transcribing interviews for my research project. Hours at a time, days in a row. There are a lot more people than you'd imagine who say "you know" compulsively. (Note: I interview faculty members and people with or doing a Master's or PhD degree.)

[Paradox]

Okay, so people from the Northeast that use "wicked" (like in Boston and such): that doesn't bother me so much. It's the surfer-dude use of it I hear among my 20-something co-workers in Colorado that grates. They also seem to use the word "aggressive" to describe just about anything slightly over the top. I had never heard that word used in the context they use it in until recently. For instance, "adding all those raisins to your oatmeal is really aggressive, dude!"

My significant other mixes up "itch" and "scratch". It's kind of funny. Usually substituting itch for scratch, "I have to itch my leg." I've never heard anyone do that other than him!

[FlyingScot]

When people say "6 am in the morning"...not to be confused with 6 am in the evening!

[Zen]

ATM machine

What not

[7rider]

"a couple or three"

[csr1210]

Along with Zen's atm machine - VIN number - VIN stands for Vehicle Identification Number! What's really bad is that I actually say this daily at work because if I say what's the VIN? (without the redundant "number" at the end) I just get blank looks, or "huh?" At least when I type it, I refuse to type VIN# like some of our people do. Maybe I should just start saying the entire thing instead of the acronym - what an idea! (Though the times I've said that, the response has been, "oh, is that the VIN number???" Yeah it is is.

[SadieKate]

Garbanzo beans. Do you also say chickpea beans?