Least favorite single word in all of Trek?

[You_Guyz]

For me it has got to be "compensate", so many times (particularly in Voyager as far as I could remember) something like a transport/communication link would be failing and the captain would just say "compensate" to the operations officer/transport chief whoever to get it to work.
Is it really necessary for the captain/first officer to constantly have to say "compensate" to get something done? That almost gives the impression that if they weren't there the lieutenant or whoever would just stand there doing nothing to fix it or letting the person die in transport whatever.
So yes, my least favorite word is "compensate", one of the biggest fillers in all ST.

 

[Sector 7]

EVOLVED: When I hear Picard preach about how 24th century people are so much more "evolved" than us, I want to throw something at the TV. His nephew, Renee, quoted Picard's brother precisely when he said, "Ar-ro-gant son of a---".

The "evolved" 24th century gave us Section 31, advanced lava lamp warp cores which breach at the drop of a hat, insane Admirals, and Deanna Troi... that's evolved?!?!?!

 

[Hatchet2k4]

Good choice a first word, compensate annoyed me sometimes as well.

For me, altho it only appeared in one episode, Deadlock (VOY), I hated the term proton bursts. Its been I a while since I've seen it, but as I recall they were trying to extend their antimatter supply by basically bombarding it with hydrogen nuclei..? Exactly how would that work? Heh! And those same bursts were damaging the other Voyager.. I just don't see it. I dunno, call me nitpicky but I just thought they coulda been more creative on that.

 

[NickInABox]

In TOS whenever someone said 'Code-whatever'. And then the dramatic music plays, and THEN they explain what code-whatever meant.

Uhura: Getting communication, sir. Code seven.
DUNDUNDUN!!
Kirk: Code seven...
Spock: [Techity tech tech]

 

[Cyke101]

Must everything be made of quantum energy, tachyons, or neutrinos? I get it when using it for real world science, but Trek is famously rife with made-up science (and rightfully so), and if it's made up, let's have some variety, eh?

 

[Myasishchev]

Maybe "nadion."

 

[Verteron]

Polarity.

 

[Geckothan]

Pulse.

 

[Arpy]

My vote's for "polarity", as in , "Maybe if we reverse the..." Like the holodeck, it had it's moments...or like the Borg too...but by the end, it made me want to quit science-fiction all together and start studying science. As in, if this is entertaining science-fiction, maybe the people who shun sci-fi are right and I need to get a life already.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

EVOLVED: When I hear Picard preach about how 24th century people are so much more "evolved" than us, I want to throw something at the TV. His nephew, Renee, quoted Picard's brother precisely when he said, "Ar-ro-gant son of a---".

The "evolved" 24th century gave us Section 31, advanced lava lamp warp cores which breach at the drop of a hat, insane Admirals, and Deanna Troi... that's evolved?!?!?!

Good one...

My vote is: Anomaly...

Voyager had many encounters with a few.

 

[Cyke101]

Oh, has anyone here played the Voyager arcade game? It made me hate the word "remodulate" sooo damn much. As if being an arcade shooter OR a Star Trek game wasn't nerdy enough!

 

[Hatchet2k4]

Must everything be made of quantum energy, tachyons, or neutrinos? I get it when using it for real world science, but Trek is famously rife with made-up science (and rightfully so), and if it's made up, let's have some variety, eh?

On the other hand, there are already lots of "exotic" particles.. even warp particles, blegh! I'd hate to see what the equivalent to the Standard Model in the 24th century would look like...

Also, the word reroute. Because everyone knows you can solve many problems if you just reroute power from life support.

 

[RoJoHen]

"Communicate," as in, "I think they're trying to communicate," usually in reference to some crazy, non-humanoid something or other.

They're blowing up the ship!

No, I think they're just trying to communicate.

 

[SheerQuality]

not a word but a phrase, so im not sure it counts. it goes a little something like this:

captain: how long will repairs take?
engineer: i would say 20 minutes.
captain: You have ten!

well what the hell. wasnt he listning? i just told him i needed 20 minutes.

note: the phrase i dislike is the "you have ___" part of it all

 

[Bill Morris]

ENT: cheese
VOY: remodulate
TOS: lithium
TNG: Wesley

 

[Fist McStrongpunch]

Species.

"Among my species..." etc.

It's so overused, when a slight rewrite could substitute "people", "culture", or, hell, even "planet", and it would sound less unnatural, less repetitive, and, quite frankly, less racist.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

Fluctuation.

Whenever anyone is able to do something miraculous by just pushing a few buttons it is because there is some "fluctuation" in a force field that allows them to exploit it. A backup word for fluctuation is "phase variance".

 

[Orcus]

If we're talking TNG I've got a brace of 'em:

"On-screen!" - so, you want a look at the thing we've just described to you in detail? Okay, how about a bit of variety though? Space is big and boring for the most part. Something like: "Put it on the screen"; "Let's see that"; "Turn the big telly on"; or even "Gizza gander, bro...?" would be nice...

"Engage!" - finger pointing an' all... Yeah, I get it that the helmsman has to wait for you to tell him start driving but why don't you spice it up a bit with something new? Again: "Let's get out of here"; "Start her up"; or even "Take your marks - get set - go!" would likely break an annoying cliche...

Oh, and put the finger away, baldy: it's rude to point and we know where we're going...

 

[FalTorPan]

In keeping with a one-time admiral, I... have had... enough... of... "you."

 

[C.E. Evans]

"the"

Causes nuthin' but problems, IMO...