How do you feel about the word "What"
By kitty42
@kitty42 (3923)
United States
August 16, 2009 6:14pm CST
When I was younger and I would call my mom from a different room she would respond with 'WHAT' or scream it, I grew up hating to hear someone respond to me with this word, maybe its just my own little pet peeve but to me what says, what do you want, why are you bothering me, to me this is a rude way to respond to someone, if someone calls me I say yes, or give me a sec, or I am coming not 'WHAT" how do you respond when someone calls your name? and do you feel the same way I feel about the word 'WHAT'
3 responses
@shibham (16977)
• India
22 Aug 09
what... good discussion. but sometimes it is too hard to avoid this word. u can't use another word instead of it. yes there are some persons who are question lovbers. they often questions others and annoys them. i hate them but in case of some relations u can't stay away from this word. lol
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
22 Aug 09
It all depends on how/when it is being used, if someone calls you from another room, how do you respond? that is really the main issue I have with the word, so I grew up knowing I don"t want people to respond to me in that manner, I don't do it, ,my mom tortured with this word, I cried many a days behind this,I am very sensitive too sensitive at times, and my mom and daughter push buttons in me like no other, when they hurt my feelings I get a burning feeling in my stomach immediately, I told both of them this not like anything has changed, maybe they don"t believe me, really sad who can make up something like that,they can truly hurt me physically when they hurt my feelings I try to toughen up but I love them so much it is scary and those two woman have a way of getting to me like no other.
@maezee (41985)
• United States
17 Aug 09
LOL I don't have any particular feelings toward the word "what". I don't associate with anything in particular - anger or anything like that. To me, it's just a word. Thinking aobut it, now, though - I'm thinking that it's slightly unprofessional and very..short. For example, instead of saying "What" as a question, maybe we should make the question a little more..specific. Like: "Can you please ellaborate on that?" or "Can you re-phrase that so I understand what you're talking about?" I suppose the word "what", in itself, can be interpreted many different ways. lol.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
17 Aug 09
Yes and you are so right, you never heard someone call someones name and they respond with 'WHAT" I don't care where I am I hear this a lot, kids say this to their parents, I think I look for it, that could be maybe I need therapy, but yes in itself what can be interpreted in many different ways, my mom loved to use the word more with me than my other siblings and no I was not a pain in the neck that called her every five minutes thats why when she responded to me this way I would cry, what is sad is she would never ask me what I called her for,just something I thought about not like I dislike my mom for this or anything like that, just amazing how simple things that happen to us as a child stay with us as adults.I told her about this one day and you know what she said, I don't remember that. lol
@mermaidivy (15394)
• United States
17 Aug 09
I think WHAT this word can sound really mean if you use it with a angry tone like "What?" or "What?!!!!!" I know... you don't know how I sound but when I was typing, I was saying it, it sounds like so attituty or angry.
@kitty42 (3923)
• United States
17 Aug 09
I know what you mean, and my mom speaks fast so imagine her say "WHAT" real quick and with an angry under tone, she did this to me lol, thank you for responding glad you see where I was coming from with this. I hear people respond to people in this manner all the time, maybe some people don't see it as a problem, but I do, I don't like the word when used as a response to someone calling your name.
