tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post3798100990398076604..comments2023-10-14T21:18:54.076-04:00Comments on (what is this?): cringe-worthyangvouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11986780554724964458noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-7852283068811006002010-02-23T20:08:28.050-05:002010-02-23T20:08:28.050-05:00I don't buy cake mixes that have that word pro...I don't buy cake mixes that have that word prominently on the box. <br /><br />My hatred of the m-word began on a very hot and muggy night in Illinois when someone touched my (admittedly sweaty) shoulder and used that word to describe it. I wasn't aware how common a word it was to hate until a good twenty years later.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627899579385577040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-54179573517373856082009-01-29T08:35:00.000-05:002009-01-29T08:35:00.000-05:00I love the feeling of the word 'turpentine'--taste...I love the feeling of the word 'turpentine'--tastes like pine wood. When I was little I would not say the words woman, chest, chestnut, or trunk--they disgusted me.Eireannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210936853920525091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-15457268057611734692008-02-29T11:53:00.000-05:002008-02-29T11:53:00.000-05:00I hate the word "foodie". What happened to connois...I hate the word "foodie". What happened to connoisseur?Davezillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916963074771237665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-51901573370465637302008-02-26T14:41:00.000-05:002008-02-26T14:41:00.000-05:00A couple of words:I like 'sanguine'. For some reas...A couple of words:<BR/><BR/>I like 'sanguine'. For some reason I don`t like 'picnic'.<BR/><BR/>MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-8145573833347341392008-02-24T17:04:00.000-05:002008-02-24T17:04:00.000-05:00Context is all. Bet those same women would love t...Context is all. Bet those same women would love to bake a moist and delicious cake...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-69597255477209428472008-02-24T12:07:00.000-05:002008-02-24T12:07:00.000-05:00I like candy floss(cotton candy) which i find stra...I like candy floss(cotton candy) which i find strange. <BR/><BR/>The phobia is worse in this weather, when the skin is very dry.<BR/><BR/> I do have the normal phobias like vertigo, mild arachnophobia and the fear of death and I was wondering if the associated words are ones I would not find appealing.<BR/><BR/>Can I add the word flaps to your list?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-19678388358296553032008-02-24T07:40:00.000-05:002008-02-24T07:40:00.000-05:00Nigel, is that you?I would hazard a guess that you...Nigel, is that you?<BR/>I would hazard a guess that you might have a pathological aversion to "mohair". Also, here's a type of coarse woolen I just found: "wadmal".<BR/>Fantastic. Doesn't the sound of that just make your mouth go dry?angvouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986780554724964458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-32688126766103601352008-02-23T23:56:00.000-05:002008-02-23T23:56:00.000-05:00I have a strong aversion to harsh woolen materials...I have a strong aversion to harsh woolen materials. When I see, or am forced to touch them, I imagine that the material is in my mouth and I am chewing. <BR/><BR/>What words can you imagine that I should not like based on this strange phobia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-27441748122732703712008-02-22T15:23:00.000-05:002008-02-22T15:23:00.000-05:00Well, at the risk of treading on shaky ground I'd ...Well, at the risk of treading on shaky ground I'd say "moist" also suffers from the "mmmmm". I want to call that a very personal, "close talking" sound. <BR/><BR/>The crunchy "j" relieves the "oist."<BR/><BR/>One would think the addition of "H" could call up even more unpleasantness: a hacking, phlegminess, or a creepy whiff of warm breath. But I think "hoist" is a perfectly fine word. So perhapsangvouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986780554724964458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22327221.post-43093751886327340592008-02-22T14:12:00.000-05:002008-02-22T14:12:00.000-05:00If you don't like moist because of "oy" + "st", ho...If you don't like moist because of "oy" + "st", how do you feel about "joist" or "hoist"? Or "oyster"? (Could it be the association with "oyster" that gives the anti-moisters the problem?) Now, "hoist" opens up a can of worms (gross!) because of its association with the phrase "hoist with his own petard", which, partly because no one knows what petard means (does everyone have one of these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com