Sunday, July 10, 2005
Words That I Hate
Moist. It reminds me of mold and mildew--the things that grow in the cracks of dank cellars. Unfortunately, I’m not fond of “soggy,” either. That leaves me somewhat limited on terms describing mildly wet objects.
“Damp” isn’t so bad. But people get cranky when you describe their cakes as being “deliciously damp.”
“Dewy.” Now that’s a good word. “Dewy.”
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"Moist” has always sounded vaguely nasty to me. This probably says something about me, but we’ll Just Not Go There.
...since when were you so excited by library science?
Not the decimal system, crazy man, the way that some people describe the skin of nubile young women...
Man, I wish I had a Secret Volcanic Island Lair.
Man, I wish I had a Secret Volcanic Island Lair.
It’s quite nice. You save a bundle on heating the Jacuzzi for example.
"How’d you like to come back to my Secret Volcanic Island Lair and look at my paintings… and shark tank?”
What woman could resist?
Hatred of the word moist was a big plot point in the first episode of Dead Like Me. The mother of the girl that dies hates the word moist, so the girl always says it to annoy her. Then she dies and is a ghost for a bit, but she can interact with the world on a limited basis, so she moves fridge magnets around until they spell out moist.
The Mom knows that her girl is still out there somewhere, and that she still hates her. I got all misty.
...but not “moist” or “damp”, I trust.
Nope. Dewy, maybe.
Matt’s lying. He’s sort of a big wussy.
I bet he gets damp. Possibly even soggy.
I got pretty damp in the eyes when Goose died in Top Gun. Poor Meg Ryan.
I was willing to comfort her.
I also do not like the word Moist
More words I do not like:
Ambrosia
Goodies
Niche (when pronounced neesh)
Munch
The Show (As in going to the movies)
Charette
Gazeteer
Height when it is pronounced “heigth”
Mocos
Chonies
Whimsy (as in “A touch of whimsy.)
And any Church term in which a liberal nun drops the definite article. E.g. Celebrating Eucharist, We Are Church, Doing liturgy, etc.
"Whimsy” I like.
I’m whimsical that way.
...hmmm, I’m wondering if another Top 10 post should be developed on this topic.
Maybe Jeff G. has a top-10 “words I hate/Wesley Snipe sub-par film” list out there?
Patrick, what the hell kind of people are hanging out with? I haven’t even heard of some of those words, let alone hear them enough that they’d annoy me.
Old people, planners, Hispanics (Chonies and mocos).