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Is there a word that pushes your buttons?

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  • celcius_kkwcelcius_kkw Posts: 753
    Saying ‘Invite’ instead of ‘Invitation’ 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Saying ‘Invite’ instead of ‘Invitation’ 
    can I add, saying electric instead of electricity?
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Books set in slum London in the 1800’s,  words such as gifted and gotten. 
    When asking how someone is or how they got on, they answer ‘Yes’ 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    No matter what glossy term you put before discrimination it is still discrimination. By calling it positive or negative it is still discrimination.

    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    When it was word of the month for a while (presumably a month) a while back, I had to look up curated to see what it meant.

    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    When people use an adjective instead of an adverb.
                 "You did good"
    Why, why, oh why do they do that?  
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    You ask someone of they would like a coffee,/tea whatever,they reply,"no, you're alright", possibly I am, but that doesn't answer my question
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    You ask someone of they would like a coffee,/tea whatever,they reply,"no, you're alright", possibly I am, but that doesn't answer my question
    tee hee
    Devon.
  • Politicians who start a sentence with "it is right" 
    My authentic self..what does that mean?! 
    Living my best life..etc. starting a sentence with so..i think that started with the Kardashian lot.
    There's so many!!!! Great thred
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