word aversion

[aroraborealis]

Do you have any word aversions?

I have one: "pit" (but only when describing holes or hole-like areas (armpit, tree pit, etc, not, say, when describing the stones in fruit).

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[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

No comment on this. I just want to let you know that I get "The Straight Dope" as a friends' list feed, and in my friends' page view, was this:

The Straight Dope: When's the best time to see the arora borealis?

Aroraborealis: [this post]