Words and Phrases that Should be Removed from the English Language

After spending a weekend with my family, I was reminded or several word and phrases that should never have been included in the English language.  Quite frankly, these should be removed ASAP.

1. Team Fill in the Blank

My mom reminded me of this one while we were talking about the next word.  My sister used to refer to the family as "Team Zolnowski". Uh.... That's the part where you just smile and keep moving.

But I think she was on to something.  There have been so many Team somethings I can't even recall all of them.


The one that I can't escape is Team Jacob vs. Team Edward.

Do you remember this one?

If the Team whatever concept wasn't dumb enough, let's make it revolve around Twilight.  Someone please excuse me while I go barf, because merely writing about Twilight makes me feel nauseous. 

How about Team I'm Going to Kick You in the Face for Making a New Team Something? 

2. Baller

I didn't even know people still said this until my sister said this to me in an email.  I thought that was gone when I left high school.  Apparently not.

I hated this word when I was 16, and I still hate it now.  Even though Jersey Shore didn't exist back then, but that's the mental image I had then.



Please, please, please help me get rid of this word.  Words cannot describe how much I want to grab a basketball and throw it at your face when you say it.

3. Ain't

Am I mistaken or did this word actually make it in the dictionary?  Not sure on this one, but either way, it should still not be said.  I'm not wasting any more time on this.
 

4. Totes

No. Just no. And other abbreviations like this.  Especially totes adorbs. or however it's spelled.

This is what I think of when people say Totes Adorbs.

Tote bags with ADORBS written over it.

No. Totes is a noun.  Not an adverb. Not an adjective.  It is a noun.  It means a large bag that normally women carry and throw lots of stuff in.

5. Besties

I didn't even know this word existed until my best friend came home from college for Thanksgiving her freshman year.  Since then she hasen't stopped saying it.  Then she started texting it.

When I first read it, I thought it said beasties.  Why are you referring to me as an overly aggressive animal??

They like to roar at each other.  That's what Bestie Beasties like to do.  Really though, if dangerous animals are the first thing that come to mind instead of a best friend, this word should just be elimintated.

6. Irregardles

This is not a word!! Of all the so called words up here, this is NOT a word.  Never never never say this.  Regardless works just as well. 

This "word" is locked in time forever on film too.  In Band of Brothers, Captain Sobel says irregardless to Winters.  Ugh... I love this series, but everytime that scene happens, I cringe. Just watch.

Skip ahead to 1:09 to hear "Irregardles" locked on film forever. Sadness.

7. Ridonkulous

 

Again, I thought this was a dead word when I left high school, but it lives on.  Some of these words are like cockroaches.  They refuse to die and are indestructible.

These cockroaches are these words.

Who came up with this???  You sound ridiculous saying ridonkulous. This word makes you sound like an idiot.  Stop it!