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More Words and Phrases That Creep Me Out

Nov 20

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“No doubt about it.”  As it is employed by sports talk radio jocks.  Yes, I get me a little sports radio talk now and then.

“Sort of” and “kind of”.  This is the NPR equivalent of “like” and “y’know”.  Seriously.  Listen to a day’s worth of interviews on NPR and see how many times you hear this.  The thing that really grates my teeth?  I catch myself saying “sort of,” “kind of,” and “like” all the time.

The last time I wrote about words and phrases that creep me out, the folks over on Facebook really went to town.

Words and Phrases That Creep Me Out

Sep 6

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For reasons I can neither explain nor defend, the following words and phrases creep me out.

scrumptious

pick your brain

munching

There will be more.

P.S. The word poop used to creep me out, then there became kids in the house and my distaste became irrelevant.

P.P.S. I do still wish people wouldn’t tell me they are “pooped” or “pooped out” (my own beloved grandmother did so regularly, it’s not personal) because the inside of my head operates first and foremost in the visual realm…