Ladies and gents.  What is one word that you really dislike or find offensive?  For me one of them is "Hun".  I find being addressed that way to be very impersonal to perhaps demeaning especially if I have introduced myself (in an email for example) by my first name and have addressed the lady by her name as well.

Chlamydia. 'Nuff said.  

The word "cunt". That, to me, is the most repulsive word in the world.

... as in 'engaged in one's work'. It used to be a worthy word and noble expression of one's dedication to quality, expertise and loyalty to their work and employer. Now there are 'engagement committees' and like activities that have us using the word sarcastically, mockingly and usually accompanied with a subtle roll of the eyes when used among coworkers.

"Mangina" It really gets to me when guys try to degrade each other using female terms. As if we are so awful that it's an insult to be compared to us.  

Thanks for the perspective on 'Hun', etc.  Always good to hear the other side of the coin and it would be interesting to hear others' points of view.  I may well be in the minority on this one.

I like it when a woman uses Hun, sweetie, luv etc when we first start communicating since a lot of the communication nowadays is either email or text. It immediately takes down any sort of barrier and puts me right at ease in communicating with that person.  

BBW ... Only heard it twice but 2 times too many lol.

I like them all to. I don't care what you call me, as long as it's not late to the festivities! LOL I use Sweetie and Hun all of the time.

But there are a few terms that are pretty mundane and industry standard it seems.  Only causes slight annoyance though....

D'ohhhh nothing is more irking and pretentious than those that overuse that word.

Were the people that used that term severely injured or just roughed up a little bit?

They always use it when someone does something stupid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jd1Ih8EUmw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOMBiNG2iJg

I am no puritan, I can cuss it out with the rest of them...  but I agree, this is one word, for me, that I have always disliked.

Abby, I usually cringe at some of the things you post....
(Your 17 yr. old seeing all that shit, and I forget what else) my point on that being I never thought I would agree with  
Much that you say but you make a very good point about the word mangina.I personally have never used it, and now I know I never will.
Thanks for an extremely good point

So, it's been a few days and this word, "so" hasn't come up. It seems as though I hear it in conversations, on the news, especially by stringer-type reporters in the field, almost every time a person is asked for details or an explanation of how something works.  

It "like" drives me "like" crazy. "Like" ya know what I mean.

One reason this word bothers me as much as it does is that I've found it creeping into conversations I'm having with friends, relatives and colleagues. And, it's falling out of MY mouth unless I stop and engage my brain fully, prior to speaking.

So, like, I'm not sure I like, ya know, really get your meaning, ya know? So, like, if you can like, be clearer, like, so I get it, man, ya know? So, like, if I like really, stunt the issue, like, maybe I'll, ya know, start to get it, like, ya know..... Just sayin' man, I hear what you're sayin'............OK,like, cool.

If I hear one more person say "hashtag" I'm going to scream.