When British sports announcers trot out the obligatory “penultimate” lap designation. The shoe thuds every time.
And for that matter when Brits pronounce weekEND or sterAYLE. I love British use and think it superior in almost all circumstance, but those sound poncy.
“Bourgeois” – I’m not sure if America even has them, or are nothing but them, but it’s a word that seems to be used like a weapon – a very dull weapon – like a small Wiffleball bat held by a pimple faced teenager, who is himself “bourgeois”.
Haole
I like reading through this, particularly @Dr_Lawrence and @rpmpseudonym, but all others too. A GQ.
@mrentropy – when I was a kid, trying to be helpful, I informed my boss “irregardless” was not a word. Big mistake. The word always reminds me of that now, so I dislike it for personal reasons, and because I used it for so long unknowingly. That’s a good one.