English language L1

In English language we were discussing why some people hate certain words and also why some people like certain words.I found that most of the words people dislike are words that have had there meanings changed.For example, the word "literally" wasn't used for the literal manner or sense,but was being used for when people were describing something that has happened.I also found that these words were used frequently by people ,which could suggest that although they use these words themselves,they don't agree with how it changes the English language and makes words become "slang".This could also suggest that people are embarrassed with using these words and therefore dislike them.

I also found that people chose whether or not they liked the word by their sound or meaning.Such as, the word "honey" was liked because the food itself was enjoyed (the meaning) but the word "sprout" wasn't liked due to the person disliking the taste of sprouts.This was a common pattern within the food groups.Words such as 'peng' however were disliked because of there sound and this made people cringe within themselves when they heard the word.This is different to the word 'lush' that was liked by the way it sounds.This is unusual as both words 'peng' and 'lush' are both used to describe something that is liked and just by what word is used, determines the way you look at it.