{"id":1347,"date":"2013-09-11T06:13:58","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T13:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2013-09-10T20:13:47","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T03:13:47","slug":"least-favorite-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=1347","title":{"rendered":"Some of my least favorite words"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYour least favorite virtue, or nominee for the most overrated one?<\/em><\/p>\n

Faith. Closely followed\u2014in view of the overall shortage of time\u2014by patience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Christopher Hitchens<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless.<\/p>\n

\u2013Oscar Wilde<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 <\/p>\n

Moist.
\nI think everyone is with me on this one. We should come up with a word that we all like better.<\/p>\n

Prejudice.
\nMy problem with prejudice, aside from the existence of it, is with the spelling. I want there to be a g in there like there is in \u201cjudge\u201d, and there isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Gift.
\nTo be precise, I dislike the use of the word gift as a verb. There is a perfectly good verb we can use instead: to give. I have no objection to receiving any gifts. I am willing to entertain the use of the word re-gift.
\nPhlegm and mucous.
\nNeed I explain further? I didn\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

Words commonly abused.
\nClarity. Balance. Definitive. No, not just because definitively achieving clarity about the lack of balance in my life evades me completely.<\/p>\n

Irony.
\nOnly when used as a synonym for bummer. When used properly, it\u2019s a great word.<\/p>\n

Probing.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s just say I had an appointment with my doctor and she wants me to have some very personal tests done.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Oddly, I love the word dissonance. Oddly because sounds like it should mean the opposite.opposite of dissonant? Dissonance is sibilant. Dissonance is harmonious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cYour least favorite virtue, or nominee for the most overrated one? Faith. Closely followed\u2014in view of the overall shortage of time\u2014by patience.\u201d \u2013Christopher Hitchens   Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. \u2013Oscar Wilde   Moist. I think everyone is with me on … Continue reading Some of my least favorite words<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lr3R-lJ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1341,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=1341","url_meta":{"origin":1347,"position":0},"title":"More than words","author":"Michelle","date":"September 6, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Poor head Can hardly move my lips for speaking I said So, what is this thing I cannot explain? 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