Does anyone find the word 'plethora' annoying?

[Emboldened Chimp]

Just asking.

[trof]

1. plethora spelled backwards is arohtelp.

I find that soothing.

[shance]

6. I knew there was something I needed to know today.

:)

[Intelsucks]

2. We Texas hicks just say "a lot". Plethora is way over our heads.

:D

[jpgray]

3. It's now a universal "look how smart I am" word

Joining "paradigm" and "dichotomy" in the place where words go to pasture after becoming morbidly obese through overuse. :)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. There is a virtual plethora of words I find annoying

but that isn't one of them..but I do hate it when people mispronounce it. :D

[shance]

5. all the time***

Havent seen you around in a while.

Happy New Year to you***

[TacticalPeek]

7. Annoyed at it's misuse, actually.

It should mean "too much". And it is usually used to mean "a lot".

Of course, wrongly used enough, it becomes right.


But I REALLY hate the only other way talking heads avoid saying "a lot": treasure trove. The next time I hear it, I think it'll shiver me timbers.

[eileen from OH]

8. I almost named my baby girl Plethora

but we decided on Chlamydia.

eileen from OH (just kidding, just kidding. I get a real kick out of what people really DO name their kids, though.)