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The Ugliest Word in the English Language

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This is about sound, not meaning.

What in your mind is the ugliest-sounding word in the language?

My 2nd most ugly sounding word is hashtag. I have to grit my teeth when someone says it.

But to me the ugliest-sounding word is when the red stuff that you pour on your hamburger is spelled and pronounced catsup.

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Re: The Ugliest Word in the English Language

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Refractometer is to me more disturbing than ugly.

It sounds like a device used in a dungeon along side an iron maiden.

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ManOnTime wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:58 pmMoist
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A good number of people object to "moist." I must say that the word doesn't bother me.
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Drove by a sign today that reminded me of this thread...

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Knurl. I love the word, but man does it sound ugly.
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I'm studying for a work-mandated certification and they keep talking about taints. Taint this, taint that, taints everywhere! I'm really struggling with this chapter, cause apparently I'm 5 years old.

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peskydonut wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:13 am I'm studying for a work-mandated certification and they keep talking about taints. Taint this, taint that, taints everywhere! I'm really struggling with this chapter, cause apparently I'm 5 years old.

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6 year old checking in. Can confirm, that would be difficult. Hopefully your employer doesn't ask you to do any taint-related presentations. Also, it's worth remembering, not everyone thinks taint is ugly.
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peskydonut wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:13 am I'm studying for a work-mandated certification and they keep talking about taints. Taint this, taint that, taints everywhere! I'm really struggling with this chapter, cause apparently I'm 5 years old.

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Video will not play :lol:! You had my curiosity :shock: .
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Split-Time wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 12:46 pm
peskydonut wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:13 am I'm studying for a work-mandated certification and they keep talking about taints. Taint this, taint that, taints everywhere! I'm really struggling with this chapter, cause apparently I'm 5 years old.

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Video will not play :lol:! You had my curiosity :shock: .
Sorry, didn't mean to fake you out with a screenshot of a video. I'm sure there plenty other videos on the topic, just have your family clear the room. :shock:

If you need some good night reading, these are the kinds of taints I'm actually studying. (Kubernetes- software deployment infrastructure stuff)
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yinzburgher wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:38 am
peskydonut wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:13 am I'm studying for a work-mandated certification and they keep talking about taints. Taint this, taint that, taints everywhere! I'm really struggling with this chapter, cause apparently I'm 5 years old.

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6 year old checking in. Can confirm, that would be difficult. Hopefully your employer doesn't ask you to do any taint-related presentations. Also, it's worth remembering, not everyone thinks taint is ugly.
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Re: The Ugliest Word in the English Language

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tainty donut...taintburgher (or taintburger :shock: ), taint-time!
mirror mirror on the wall
who is the taintiest of them all?

Apparently I am also 5 years old.
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pdsf wrote: Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:07 am tainty donut...taintburgher (or taintburger :shock: ), taint-time!
mirror mirror on the wall
who is the taintiest of them all?

Apparently I am also 5 years old.
I hereby submit all three (or is it four :lol:) of those words as the ugliest words in the English language. Taintburger :lol: :shock: :?
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Re: The Ugliest Word in the English Language

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God, I hate "threepeat."
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