Little Miss Sunshine Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Nuncle does annoy the hell out of me.I don't mind "coz", my cousin keeps calling me that :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Storm Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Wench is just an old english word, and it was not meant as a disrespecting term.I realize that, but it still sounds so humiliating. I think the reason might be that it's usually used in a context that ignores the whole female persona, turning her into a wench.Like when Jaime uses it to insult Brienne.Or tavern-wench. She's not a tavern-wench, she's the daughter of the man who owns the tavern, served you food and you raped her.Or Lady Tanda's maid, called the serving wench and a pretty thing inn the same sentence. At least "whore" can be (and sometimes is) used as describing what a women does. But wench usually implies "she is just a wench". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I love this thread! Thank you, thank you.The word ( besides nuncle, which I think is just stupid) that makes me grit my teeth is seneschal. I hate that word. Why not just say, perfumed 'steward', already? It sounds so pompous and stilted. Instead it's a constant, "Beware the perfumed seneschal." Blech.I love the word 'coz' when Jaime says it. But then, I pretty much love everything Jaime says and does. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter's Knight Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 "Whore", "wench", "teats", "breasts", "nipples, "cock"-enough already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolene Brown Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I think wench is sort of endearing when Jaime uses it for Brienne. However, coz drives me nuts. I don't know why, I just hate the way it sounds. Teats is annoying as well. Even worse was when Shae talked about her titties to Tyrion. It sounded both obnoxious and inconsistent with the world of Westeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterbumps! Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 "Whore", "wench", "teats", "breasts", "nipples, "cock"-enough already.Teehee. I think the euphemisms are even worse! "Manhood glistening in the light," "his member stiffened," a groin being referred to as a "sex." I like fat pink mast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelle Snow Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 For some reason "mislike" bugs me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulled Wino Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 TEATS!!!!!!!!! Hate it, its the worst of them all. I like "coz".I prefer "grey rats" to maesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Wolfwalker Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 All the names that are spelled weird but sound the same as how we spell them. Jaime, Brienne, Jeyne and so onNuncle does annoy me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roboginger Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 It always bother me when people said,"If it Please you."it sounds like it should be "If it pleases you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gar Weg Wun Sygerrik Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I can't think of any. Which is funny, because I can think of a dozen modern words that make me cringe when they come up in conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerBrightflame Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Nipples on a breastplate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dacie Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Teehee. I think the euphemisms are even worse! "Manhood glistening in the light," "his member stiffened," a groin being referred to as a "sex." I like fat pink mast though.Don't forget about the Myrish Swamp! :ack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Nuncle bugs me, mostly because it's applied unevenly. Either use nuncle or uncle, but stop mixing them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faint Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 ______ was "not wrong."You know, as opposed to, ______ was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vleeter Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Heh, I don't know of any language that bothered me (certainly nothing listed yet), but the oft reapeated sayings did. Perhaps the secret to GRRM's writing is... Madlib? He most likely just throws 300 assorted key words or phrases into an advanced Madlib program every year or two, and it spits out more of the book. That would certainly explain some things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagganaro Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I really hate "jape". It just pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_a_Lady_Brienne Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Another vote for Nuncle.Also neeps, which I think sprang into existence suddenly in aDwD and did not exist as a word in Westeros before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrian Spoon Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Coz, Nuncle and mayhaps.I hate mayhaps so frigging much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterbumps! Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Another vote for Nuncle.Also neeps, which I think sprang into existence suddenly in aDwD and did not exist as a word in Westeros before then.lol, yea. And with DwD all of a sudden "niello" sprang into fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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