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PeonForHer -> Stupid Words (5/10/2016 4:07:32 PM)
At age about six, I learned the word 'bosom'. It struck me then, as indeed it still does today, that it was the silliest-sounding word I'd ever heard. On the other hand, 'scrotum' always seemed to me to be one of the ugliest words, ever. What word has always sounded silliest, or ugliest, to you?

PeonForHer -> RE: Stupid Words (5/10/2016 4:09:21 PM)
Come to think of it, 'gusset' has always sounded both silly and ugly to me. But not at the same level as 'bosom' and 'scrotum'.

OsideGirl -> RE: Stupid Words (5/10/2016 4:10:56 PM)
Apoplectic is one of those words for me

LadyAbrilyn -> RE: Stupid Words (5/10/2016 4:12:20 PM)
Divan, my grandmother's couch was never a couch, it was always called a divan....I just think it sounds silly.

PeonForHer -> RE: Stupid Words (5/10/2016 4:24:55 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: OsideGirl Apoplectic is one of those words for me I get that. It makes me think of eyes popping out of peoples' heads - I mean, really popping out, Like Arnie Schwarzennegar's in Total Recall.

PeonForHer -> RE: Stupid Words (5/10/2016 4:29:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyAbrilyn Divan, my grandmother's couch was never a couch, it was always called a divan....I just think it sounds silly. See, that's the sort of pomposity I'm used to, having been brought up in Surrey, England. Not a sofa or settee - perish the thought. I did know someone at school once who thought that a 'divan suite' was an all-in-one that you wore to go diving in the sea. He wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, poor kid.

sloguy02246 -> RE: Stupid Words (5/10/2016 9:57:20 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PeonForHer quote: ORIGINAL: LadyAbrilyn Divan, my grandmother's couch was never a couch, it was always called a divan....I just think it sounds silly. See, that's the sort of pomposity I'm used to, having been brought up in Surrey, England. Not a sofa or settee - perish the thought. I did know someone at school once who thought that a 'divan suite' was an all-in-one that you wore to go diving in the sea. He wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, poor kid. However, I must admit I have always enjoyed dining on chicken divan, but not while on a divan. I also enjoy resting my feet on a hassock or footstool, but not on an ottoman.

ResidentSadist -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 1:43:23 AM)
In my grandma's house the divan, couch, sofa etc, was called a 'davenport'.

Kaliko -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 9:47:10 AM)
FR Trough. Stupid fucking word.

sloguy02246 -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 10:52:06 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kaliko FR Trough. Stupid fucking word. As in "watering trough"?

LadyPact -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 10:57:35 AM)
Holla, as in "hollaback". This is one of the stupidest words that was ever coined and I automatically see any person who uses the term less intelligent than the average human being.

Kaliko -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 3:23:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sloguy02246 quote: ORIGINAL: Kaliko FR Trough. Stupid fucking word. As in "watering trough"? Yes. Apparently, I've been pronouncing it incorrectly all my life. It's pronounced like "cough", right? I was pronouncing it as if it rhymed with cow. As if to rhyme with "bough." My argument is that I had only seen the word, not actually heard it, so I just made the jump in my head that it was pronounced one way, not the other way. Brought the man of the house delight to no end to hear me mangle that up the way I did.

Dvr22999874 -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 3:30:24 PM)
If you talk about a Bakers Trough ( where a bakers kneads his dough), then that IS pronounced to rhyme with bough and the british town 'Slough'. I have no idea why, but that is how I was taught to pronounce it when I did my apprenticeship.

DaddySatyr -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 3:33:50 PM)
Common (but in my view, wrong) spelling: "S-H-A-N-'-T" My contention is that apostrophes are used to signify that a letter ( or letters) is (or are) missing. Since this word is a contraction of: "shall not", I insist that it should be spelled: "S-H-A-'-N-'-T" Another similar example is: " '-H-O" (the "rap" term for: "whore"). If you're skipping that many letters, it *should* be spelled: " '-H-O-'-E". Just my linguistically logical brain droppings. Michael

Lucylastic -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 4:10:54 PM)
I dont believe you can have two contractions in one word, that is why it only has one apostrope. Shan't Ho is slang....slang will be spelt as the user sees fit, but a "hoe" is a gardening instrument outside slang speak Kaliko, you are not the only one who has trouble with "ough" words. It confuses people all the time, but I found this from grammerly.... [image]http://www.lucylasticslair.com/colllar/ough.jpg[/image] From an English (mine) English perspective, the pronunciation should be as follows.... The ruff coated doe faced plowman strode thru the streets of skarboro coffing and hickuping thortfully. there is a town just outside my home town called slough. pronounced slau̇( like Dvr said) I used to think it meant sluff. My favourite stupid word is nucular

LadyPact -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 5:34:46 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Kaliko quote: ORIGINAL: sloguy02246 quote: ORIGINAL: Kaliko FR Trough. Stupid fucking word. As in "watering trough"? Yes. Apparently, I've been pronouncing it incorrectly all my life. It's pronounced like "cough", right? I was pronouncing it as if it rhymed with cow. As if to rhyme with "bough." My argument is that I had only seen the word, not actually heard it, so I just made the jump in my head that it was pronounced one way, not the other way. Brought the man of the house delight to no end to hear me mangle that up the way I did. Don't feel bad. That's one of those words that it depends on where you come from. A lot of folks who come from more rural areas do pronounce it as 'rhymes with cough'. Sounds like 'a pig's troff' phonetically.

littleclip -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 8:43:36 PM)
boobies is one i find that way same for boobs a boobie is a bird and some in Britain say boobs as in a few dollars there breasts for crying out loud made for breastfeeding and of course stimulating

DesFIP -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 8:51:55 PM)
US versus British pronunciations. In the US, trough rhymes with cow. British speakers including Canada and Australia will have the gh produce a F sound. So no, you're not pronouncing it wrong since you are an American.

Lucylastic -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 8:59:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: DesFIP US versus British pronunciations. In the US, trough rhymes with cow. British speakers including Canada and Australia will have the gh produce a F sound. So no, you're not pronouncing it wrong since you are an American. There ya go! Ive learned something today:) I did NOT know that trough in the us rhymes with cow:) slight disclaimer I did mention I was talking english(brit) English. Thank you [:)]Des

Dvr22999874 -> RE: Stupid Words (5/11/2016 10:15:43 PM)
A couple of blokes I was at school with.................one called Cholmondley ( pronounced Chumley)................ and another called Menzies (pronounced Mingeez).......go figure those out.

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