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Use of the word "twee" kind of makes my skin crawl -- like a grown man using the word "yummy".

by pmdulaney 6y ago

appletrotter 6y ago
> like a grown man using the word "yummy". Fascinating.
ctlachance 6y ago
Does it bother you the same way when grown women use the word "yummy"?
- me_me_me 6y ago
  if you would use 9mm to open your coke bottles you'd understand /s Why are so many people concern with how others should or shouldn't express themselves? Why would anyone care if I want to wear a pink tshirt with a flower. Or use yummy in a sentence. Sure there are people who are eccentric for sake of being eccentric. I just dont hang with them and that's as much though I will waste on that topic.
- president 6y ago
  From HN Guidelines: > Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.
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Bukhmanizer 6y ago
To be clear, that's a "you" problem.
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t-writescode 6y ago
You understand this is going to increase the proliferation of the word "yummy" among 'grown men', right?
tom_ 6y ago
In UK English, "twee" it is suitable for use by all ages. Urban Dictionary, as always, tells you everything you need to know: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twee https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twee
function_seven 6y ago
I'm a little surprised your comment is turning gray for this. I have the same visceral reaction to that word. And it's not like I care about pink shirts or other cutesy things. It's specifically that word, used by an adult. Some people have similar reactions to words like "moist" or "juicy". (Those would be context-dependent for me) But "yummy" is just hard to hear for some reason. Except when it's a small child expressing their like for cookies or candy. Then it's totally fine. Anyway, just thought you'd like to hear there are more of us out there :)
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Use of the word "twee" kind of makes my skin crawl -- like a grown man using the word "yummy".

appletrotter 6y ago

> like a grown man using the word "yummy". Fascinating.

ctlachance 6y ago

Does it bother you the same way when grown women use the word "yummy"?

me_me_me 6y ago
if you would use 9mm to open your coke bottles you'd understand /s Why are so many people concern with how others should or shouldn't express themselves? Why would anyone care if I want to wear a pink tshirt with a flower. Or use yummy in a sentence. Sure there are people who are eccentric for sake of being eccentric. I just dont hang with them and that's as much though I will waste on that topic.
president 6y ago
From HN Guidelines: > Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.
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Bukhmanizer 6y ago

To be clear, that's a "you" problem.

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t-writescode 6y ago

You understand this is going to increase the proliferation of the word "yummy" among 'grown men', right?

tom_ 6y ago

In UK English, "twee" it is suitable for use by all ages. Urban Dictionary, as always, tells you everything you need to know: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twee https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twee

function_seven 6y ago

I'm a little surprised your comment is turning gray for this. I have the same visceral reaction to that word. And it's not like I care about pink shirts or other cutesy things. It's specifically that word, used by an adult. Some people have similar reactions to words like "moist" or "juicy". (Those would be context-dependent for me) But "yummy" is just hard to hear for some reason. Except when it's a small child expressing their like for cookies or candy. Then it's totally fine. Anyway, just thought you'd like to hear there are more of us out there :)

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