words people make up?!?!

[hanutedmansionmomma]

I'm a sped teacher, I sit in a LOT of professional meetings around conference tables talking about serious subjects.

Here's what I can't stand - when people make up words!! Or use the wrong word.

The latest one is "flustrated" that is not a word! It's fRustrated. Now I'm frustrated.

Care to share other words you've heard slaughtered? or made up?

yes, yes, I know, this from the person who couldn't spell her own screen name right...

 

[Sleepy]

Never bothers me. I know what they mean and that is all that matter. I figure the English language is full of made up words. Sometimes the use of the wrong word can be funny. Watching Archie Bunker is always a hoot!

 

[Jennasis]

My mom used to say "ditzed" instead of "dissed". It was bad enough that she was trying unsuccessfully to be cool, but to mess it up too?

 

[Becky2005]

My DD *thought* she made up the word "confuzzled" confused & puzzled combined.

Until we happen to find it on the internet, she was the only one who used it around here so hadn't picked it up anywhere or anything like that.

She was NOT happy when she found out it seems it tended to be common in certain areas. I can't remember the last time I heard her use it after we found that out.

 

[Frye7127]

nowards - in other words. What my uncle used to say when we were younger, God rest his soul. We would always giggle about that after he left.

ogecan - oxygen - My poor daddy cannot say oxygen to save his life, no matter how hard he tries. Now my mom says it the same way.

 

[just4today]

I say "aggrified" sometimes.

 

[cybrkitn]

My mom had made up a word years ago when she said to us, "Look at the cats sitting on the shmeltz (a.k.a FENCE)." I was either in my late teens or early 20's when she said it, but she had my father, brother and I laughing so hard. We have no idea if it's actual word or not

 

[rie'smom]

Supposebly- don't know where this got started. When I hear it, I get a feeling similar to scratching a chalkboard.

My housekeeper says furnishture polish.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

My sister does this but this is partly due to a lifelong struggle with dyslexia.

Not sure if it is supposed to affect speech, but she will speak some words and switch syllables or insert a different syllable. (i.e. nevermind, she would say nethermind).

She's more articulate now--but I haven't spoken to her in many months and even then it was limited, so I don't know if she does it as much as she used to

IF she has a heightened sensitivity or becomes embarrassed, it will happen much more when she speaks.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

My DBF made up the word "conflustered." He started to tell me that I was getting him all confused, then he changed his mind to flustered, and it stuck

 

[lillygator]

oh we make up words ALL the time...shows some creativity I think!!

 

[englishteacha]

As an English teacher, I tell my students that I am authorized to make up words.

 

[clovergirl5]

I'm a sped teacher, I sit in a LOT of professional meetings around conference tables talking about serious subjects.

Here's what I can't stand - when people make up words!! Or use the wrong word.

The latest one is "flustrated" that is not a word! It's fRustrated. Now I'm frustrated.
Care to share other words you've heard slaughtered? or made up?

yes, yes, I know, this from the person who couldn't spell her own screen name right...

I have thought the exact same thing! I have a friend who uses this word and it irritates the crap outta me. I thought maybe I had it wrong. FLUSTRATED is not a word!
Another one I question is the statement "prank call". Some people say "crank call". I don't get that?? We always made PRANK calls to people (as kids) not CRANK calls. What the heck does crank mean?

Oh remember another....same friend from above, says tortilla just how its spelled. The ll's are silent!

 

[RadioNate]

Isn't flustrated a combo of frustrated and flustered? Not so much just a mispronunciation?

I have a friend who uses 'hangry' all the time. She is so hungry that she is angry. Hangry.

I don't care at all. Sure someone obviously botching something like "supposebly" gets an eye roll but I don't mind mash-ups of words to express emotions (flustrated, confuzzled.)

 

[Enchanted_Mama]

Ginormous.

I must have said it in front of my daughter, because she now believes it is a real word. One of her assignments from school came home with this in it (and corrected as 'enormous' by the teacher) :

 

[TCPluto]

I'm a sped teacher, I sit in a LOT of professional meetings around conference tables talking about serious subjects.

Here's what I can't stand - when people make up words!! Or use the wrong word.

The latest one is "flustrated" that is not a word! It's fRustrated. Now I'm frustrated.

Care to share other words you've heard slaughtered? or made up?

yes, yes, I know, this from the person who couldn't spell her own screen name right...

Sped is a derogatroy term and as a parent of a special needs child, I find it highly offensive, not just frustrating. Though hearing it come from an alleged professional is frustrating.

 

[RadioNate]

Sped is a derogatroy term and as a parent of a special needs child, I find it highly offensive, not just frustrating. Though hearing it come from an alleged professional is frustrating.

Now that you mention it...isn't the OP doing the exact thing she is complaining about?

Making up a word by combining two different words?

Forget the negative connotation for a minute. How is using "sped" for special education any different than using "flustrated" for flustered and frustrated?

Sure sped is actually a word, when used as the past tense of speed, but in her context it is the combination of 2 different words to make up a new one.

 

[BeachGirlFLA]

I insisted that amn't (a contraction of am and not) was a word when I was about 4.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Sped is a derogatroy term and as a parent of a special needs child, I find it highly offensive, not just frustrating. Though hearing it come from an alleged professional is frustrating.

Okay, I guess I'll confess to being ignorant, but why is sped derrogatory? I thought it was just a shortening of Special Education? Is that now a derrogatory term too?

 

[wendypooh]

That Thingamabopper is not the Doohicker that I was wanting to get when I was looking at those Doodamajickies in that Whatchamacallit Thingamajig over there, it was Supposebly not what they had on sale. Carp!!










Yes, sometimes when people misprounounce words it bugs me, but made up words............??? what do you mean by made up???? LOL

DH says I'm the queen of made up words........... what's funny though is that he "steals" them from me and uses them too!!!


Oh, and I agree why is "sped" offensive? I assume the op wasn't being derogatory - just abbreviating? or am I wrong?