The C word.

Well, which one?

Where I come from, there are many C words.

A few years ago, I did a large cross stitch for Taryn's babies. It was an entire alphabet of teddy bears, each holding a letter.
As much as I really enjoyed doing it, I sewed so much that I had to wear Band-Aids on my fingers because I'd sewed holes into them.

It took me around a week to complete each bear, so this gave me plenty of time to meditate upon each letter as I sewed.

What I discovered was that there are some letters that I just do not like.
I don't like C, F, H or N.

But especially the letter C.
And that's a pity, because C is for cookie, that's good enough for me.

But it's also for a lot of other things too, isn't it?
Many, many horrible words begin with this most reprehensible letter.

Allow me to demonstrate.

Some of my least favourite C words are to follow:

• church
• Catholic
• Christian
• corn
• commitment
• conform
  
• Caesarian
  
• carbuncle
• corrosive
• control
• caveat
• circumcise
• conquer
  
• corrupt
• contusion
• contrary
• contract
• contradict
• consecrate
• conflict
• confectionery
• concubine
• condolence
• condone
• comply
• complicate
• circus
  
• compulsory
• conceited
• compare
• common
• commodity
• contaminate
• commando
• command
• coca cola
• cold
• coercion
• clot
• closed
• constipate
  
• chastity
• clutch
• clause
• cliche
• clammy
• chronic
• cigarette
• choose
• contagious
  
• choke
• cheap
• chase
• chastise
• challenge
• chagrin
• ceremony
• cathartic
• caustic
• celibate
• censure
• contempt
• censor
• caution
• cauterize
• catch
• casualty
• castrate
• catarrh
• castigate
• conventional
• casket
• cancer
• carrion
• carnage
• convulsion
• council
• coward
  
• carnival
• carnivore
• cardinal
• cramped
  
• carcass
• captivity
• callous
• cretin
  
• calamity
• cadaverous
• cabbage
• crass
  
• caravan
• chide
• chemical
• coffin
• clumsy
• collide
• curse
  
• colon
• collar
• conceal
• cruel
  
• complicate
• criticise
  
• complain
• confiscate
• cystic
  
• condemned
• crushed
  
• crowded
  
• congest
• cry
  

So, even if you just skimmed that list, it's easy to see that cunt is the least of our concerns.

Concern. Better add that.

And cross stitch doesn't count; it's 2 words.