American English Words I Hate

[Symmetry]

Now this will be blatant trolling to some, whilst others will take it with a sense of irony.

But two words really stand out:

Deplaning
Winningest

Deplaning bothers me because it just means disembarking, but from a plane.

Winningest annoys me because it's really ugly, and I can't find an easy replacement. "Most successful" almost, but doesn't quite fit.

Normalcy comes close to be annoying, but I've learned to live with it. Normality is the equivalent in English.

[bedub1]

Now this will be blatant trolling to some, whilst others will take it with a sense of irony.

But two words really stand out:

Deplaning
Winningest

Deplaning bothers me because it just means disembarking, but from a plane.

Winningest annoys me because it's really ugly, and I can't find an easy replacement. "Most successful" almost, but doesn't quite fit.

Normalcy comes close to be annoying, but I've learned to live with it. Normality is the equivalent in English.

[VioIet]

LOL!!!! I actually love this topic.

Your post actually enlightened me, as I had no idea those were actually words. I sure have never heard of them before. I suppose that means I need to read more.

And I've always thought it was normalacy. But I just looked in the dictionary to see that I was wrong; it really is normalcy. But I've heard plenty of Americans use the word normality.

Interesting, that non-native speakers, always seem to have a better vocabulary than mine

[Symmetry]

LOL!!!! I actually love this topic.

Your post actually enlightened me, as I had no idea those were actually words. I sure have never heard of them before. I suppose that means I need to read more.

And I've always thought it was normalacy. But I just looked in the dictionary to see that I was wrong; it really is normalcy. But I've heard plenty of Americans use the word normality.

Interesting, that non-native speakers, always seem to have a better vocabulary than mine

I do kind of consider myself a native speaker of English, what with being born and raised in England, but thanks...

Deplane and its derivatives come up when I fly, and winningest mostly turns up in discussions of sports.

Normalcy does kind of jar with me, but sometimes it's a case of just saying that things are different. I don't like it, but I can live with it.

Deplaning seems to have turned up fairly recently, and winningest is an abomination, but I really can't find an exact equivalent.

[saveyaris]

You should totally make like a ginormous list.

[bedub1]

You should totally make like a ginormous list.

I also know it's not a word...but Automagically really is a cool word. I've started using it a alot in my job to describe things.

[Symmetry]

You should totally make like a ginormous list.

I also know it's not a word...but Automagically really is a cool word. I've started using it a alot in my job to describe things.

Just as long as you avoid "imagineer"- I don't want to come across as sensationalist, but using that word would be basically the same as the holocaust.

Unfortunately, if you did use the word "automagically" then I would be obliged to kill you, but for reasons I can't explain to you right now. There would be no malice in it, but also, I'm afraid, no pity.

[2dimes]

Don't you like Walt's legacy?

[Symmetry]

Don't you like Walt's legacy?

I've queued at more Space Mountains around the world than any other man I know, except for the guys I know who lined up at more than three. They're all pretty much the same.

[Symmetry]

The rides and the lines, I mean- the guys are pretty similar, but they have their quirks.

[2dimes]

I'm strange by North American standards. I want to check out the one in Europe.

[Symmetry]

I'm strange by North American standards. I want to check out the one in Europe.

I've done Florida, France twice, and Tokyo. The last two times I swore "never again". I am bad at keeping my promises. As a kid it can be fun, with a girlfriend it can be cutely romantic. If you're not a kid, and you're not with a girlfriend then I would just say maybe check out Europe minus the hour lining up for space mountain. Whilst despacing you'll regret not taking my advice.

[BigBallinStalin]

When I heard "deplaning" for the first time, I quickly had to apologize to the man seated before me for my violent knee-jerk reaction.

I've never heard of "winningest," which is a shameful word.


No other words really come to mind. I thought you mind hate on "y'all" in this thread though. (How about the colloquial usage of "though"? Does that

[InkL0sed]

I like "winningest" as a linguist. Also, my sense of irony likes it in everyday conversation (as a reference to Charlie Sheen). My other parts are neutral unless used in a sports context, in which case they imagine they'd hate it.

[JoshyBoy]

Don't get me started on the American language....

[keiths31]

Can't stand it when writing and the spell checker underlines words like; colour, theatre, neighbour, centre, litre, etc.

[natty dread]

Is "embiggens" a real word?

[JoshyBoy]

Can't stand it when writing and the spell checker underlines words like; colour, theatre, neighbour, centre, litre, etc.

Amen brother! Fonzy be praised!

[Timminz]

My boss asked me this morning, how to spell "irregardless". I was happy to tell him that it is not a real word, because it is superfluously redundant.


Although, Firefox seems to think it is a real word.

[thegreekdog]

My boss asked me this morning, how to spell "irregardless". I was happy to tell him that it is not a real word, because it is superfluously redundant.


Although, Firefox seems to think it is a real word.

I think irregardless is now in the dictionary. For serious.

[nagerous]

Can't stand it when writing and the spell checker underlines words like; colour, theatre, neighbour, centre, litre, etc.

I sympathise with that.

[2dimes]

I'm strange by North American standards. I want to check out the one in Europe.

I've done Florida, France twice, and Tokyo. The last two times I swore "never again". I am bad at keeping my promises. As a kid it can be fun, with a girlfriend it can be cutely romantic. If you're not a kid, and you're not with a girlfriend then I would just say maybe check out Europe minus the hour lining up for space mountain. Whilst despacing you'll regret not taking my advice.

I love me some France but prefer the rural south west part of it. I want to scope the park and can't think of a single good reason, must be morbid curiosity.

I have only ever been to Land. We took the kids this year. My wife had a book that explained the best way to avoid lines and we went on the third slowest week or something like that. We walked on to most things and being Canucks only ever needed a light jacket after dark. Our daughter loved space mountain but our 4 year old son said it hurt his neck. I reluctantly took her on it as the last ride and the line was only 15 minutes or something even though the sign said an hour or more.

Tokyo must have been fairly cool.

[Army of GOD]

Can't stand it when writing and the spell checker underlines words like; colour, theatre, neighbour, centre, litre, etc.

Why? All of those words are spelled incorrectly.


Also, I always think of sports when I hear or read winningnest. Like, a certain coach is the winningnest of all time because he has the most wins of all time.

[bedub1]

Can't stand it when writing and the spell checker underlines words like; colour, theatre, neighbour, centre, litre, etc.

Well then spells those words correctly.

[keiths31]

Can't stand it when writing and the spell checker underlines words like; colour, theatre, neighbour, centre, litre, etc.

Well then spells those words correctly.

They are...grrrrr