Words That Make Me Far More Annoyed Than They Should

There we are — enjoying a lovely conversation. Words are flowing. (Perhaps wine or beer are flowing as well.) But then a noun or verb appears like a mosquito on a sunny day. It shouldn’t bother you, perhaps — but my God it does.

We all have words we hate — not just slurs, that is, but words that have connotations that irritate us for whatever reason. Her…