10 of the Most Irritating Phrases in the English Language

On reality show competions, the following need to be banned:  I’m not here to make friends; I have to bring my “A” game; I have to step up my game; I’m in it to win it; Any mistake can send you home; etc.

“It is what it is.”  I can’t stand that.  Think up something original people.

“It is what it is.”  I can’t stand that.  Think up something original people.

I’ll add:  “Throw it out and see what sticks”, “It may or may not be…” (duh), “Think outside the box”, “bling bling”, “OMG” or any text lingo

No Problem.

“It is what it is.”  This has to be the most idiotic phrase in the history of English tantamount to hearing fingernails scratching a blackboard. People who use that phrase obviously have nothing substantive to say but feel they have to flap their lips and utter nonsense anyway. 

“I could care less” which is a mistaken American twist on the actual, “I couldn’t care less.”  THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK.

“I could care less” which is a mistaken American twist on the actual, “I couldn’t care less.”  THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK.

“Virtually”, meaning, “almost”, but used like “absolute”

Oh, a few here:  ‘At this juncture’….and the new word “Epic’…everything is epic now…I could go on….

These should be banned from the business lexicon as well!  Yuck!

I always felt it means really “It is what it is, and not what we wish it was, so let’s just deal with it.” No?

Ain’t that the truth, though? I could not agree more! The author really hit the nail on the head. It’s the same old song and dance. Think before you speak! Actions speak louder than words and it takes two to tango.

What about “literally” when used in place of “figuratively”?   My eyes literally popped out of my head.

One more: amazing.  Everything is amazing. 
“We went to that restaurant.  The service was amazing.”  REALLY?  You were AMAZED by the service?  Did the waiter juggle lit bowling pins while riding a unicycle and delivering your food?

Whatever.

Hey, it is what it is — get over it. LOL!

I mean.

How about “Going forward” and “Moving forward”?  When I hear these, the only thing going forward is my lunch out of my mouth.

I hate the expression “heads up” as in “I thought I would give you the heads up.”  I envision lots of gophers poking their heads up from their burrows.

I hate the expression “heads up” as in “I thought I would give you the heads up.”  I envision lots of gophers poking their heads up from their burrows.

And then the gophers get shot!

Why are these “the Most Irritating”???  Sounds like somone spewing dumb thoughts…

We get a lot of “on a going-forward basis…”

I think “the truth of the matter is” ranks at the top!  It is always said with this air of superiority like they know everything.

“Can’t wrap my head around it”.”Threw under the bus”. ”to die for”. Misuse of myriad. Penultimate misused for ultimate.

“No problem,” especially when being thanked for some service given and “Thank YOU”  in reply to “Thank you”. What’s wrong with  “You’re welcome?”

“Not so much”.

I can’t stand hearing a sentence start with “Basically…”
If you don’t say it, does that mean you usually try to state things in a complicated way?

“I don’t want to talk about it.”
THEN DON’T POST ABOUT IT!

You forgot the one I hate the most.

“It was the perfect storm”.

You forgot the one I hate the most.

“It was the perfect storm”.

You forgot the one I hate the most.

“It was the perfect storm”.

You forgot the one I hate the most.

“It was the perfect storm”.

I feel like those who think these are annoying are probably just as inarticulate and unoriginal as they think the expression-speaker is.  Who the **** cares?

I feel like those who think these are annoying are probably just as inarticulate and unoriginal as they think the expression-speaker is.  Who the **** cares?

I feel like those who think these are annoying are probably just as inarticulate and unoriginal as they think the expression-speaker is.  Who the **** cares?

I feel like those who think these are annoying are probably just as inarticulate and unoriginal as they think the expression-speaker is.  Who the **** cares?

I hate how loosely people use the word “Epic”.   That irritates me BADLY!!!

When I was in college, a guy gave his “Tell us about yourself” speech.  Every other sentence started with “Basically…”.  I thought I would “basically” lose my mind!  And they were the simplest statements like “Basically I’m from California….and ummm…basically, I’m studying medicine.”

I’m all for replacing the currently ubiquitous “awesome” with just about anything.

I’m from the government; I’m here to help.
I only have your best interest in mind.
Trust me.
If elected I will …

Can’t stand “I know, right?”  Probably hate that more than “It is what it is.”  But it’s close between those two.

“Not for nothing…”.  UGH.

“Not for nothing…”.  UGH.

You know, there are a myriad of reasons why people often misuse this word.

Need a sarcasm font.

“I’m like” instead of “I said”

“I get that” or “I get it,” usually repeated in a sentence.

Beginning any sentence with the word “Dude.” Something mean is about to follow.

“Set a new record.” Any record you set is a new record. It is not possible to set an old record.

“Marked a major milestone.” All milestones are major.

irregardless…
IS NOT A WORD!!!

Actually, “no worries” is even worse. I got a friend who recently started saying it a lot. If he keeps it up, I’m gonna get him a floppy knit hat, a vial of patchouli oil, and a Phish CD for his next birthday.

Actually, “no worries” is even worse. I got a friend who recently started saying it a lot. If he keeps it up, I’m gonna get him a floppy knit hat, a vial of patchouli oil, and a Phish CD for his next birthday.

“Actually”,….lol so many people start sentences with the word actually. I think thats weird.

How about.  “Give me all your money or I’ll poke you with this thumb tack”.

With all due respect, at this moment in time I personally feel that this is absolutely  the most fairly unique critque of popular phrases I have seen

“Have a nice day.” “Keep it real.” “My homies.” “She’s all that.” “Dude!” “Let’s bounce.” “I feel your pain.” “What would _____ do?” “Does this ____ make me look fat?” “We the People!” “Fight the Power!” “We’re number one!” “What’s your sign?” “Go for it!” “Like, I totally know!”

Yes. And somtimes they use “actually” twice in one sentence! Actually drives me crazy!

How about ‘Dude”??

No problem!

“and it all comes down to this”

“It’s neither here nor there.” Well, where the hell is then?

Hey, this stuff has cracked me up. Keep it up.

Hey, this stuff has cracked me up. Keep it up.

Hey, this stuff has cracked me up. Keep it up.

Hey, this stuff has cracked me up. Keep it up.

Hey, this stuff has cracked me up. Keep it up.

This list is USELESS without “like” and “you know” at the top.

How about the abysmal creativity of “Occupy ___________” 

…I’m just sayin’

Have a good one, Sounds like a plan, Let’s run it up the flagpole

Have a good one, Sounds like a plan, Let’s run it up the flagpole

How about “My Bad”.  I think that is the worst one.

I used absolutely all the time, but not in a “I knew it before you” bothersome fashion

The most annoying new phrase is ”Really?”.   Or one from the business world: ”Do more with less”.   

awesome dude!

awesome dude!

It’s a “no brainer”. That is the most insulting phrase used anymore. I refuse to look at, let alone buy books with names like _______ for dummies. Who do these people think they are; Al Gore?

It’s a “no brainer”. That is the most insulting phrase used anymore. I refuse to look at, let alone buy books with names like _______ for dummies. Who do these people think they are; Al Gore?

Nothing irritates me more than the unnecessary doubling of verbs in spoken English. You know what I’m talking about — silly phrases like these: 

“The thing IS, is that he’s not your boss.”

“The problem WAS, was that we didn’t have enough money to buy Christmas presents.” 

“The problem IS, is that we’re not getting enough customers.” 

To which I’m always tempted to reply: “Really? Is is that the problem?”

I’ve never heard anyone say that…you know that feeling you get when you say something very grammatically incorrect? I can barely say those…I feel so bad for you, having to hear those idiots say that…

I hate how people always use “like” when they can’t figure out what to say, or how they should word what they’re trying to say.. What happened to “Um..”, “Uhh…”, and “Wait, one second”?

“So, like, I, like, talked to him, and he like, said, like, that he would tell us, like, later.”

People actually talked like that at the school I went to years ago. They also said things like “I need to itch my scratch.” No, they seriously did. It made me want to scream.

I’ve never heard anyone say that…you know that feeling you get when you say something very grammatically incorrect? I can barely say those…I feel so bad for you, having to hear those idiots say that…

I hate how people always use “like” when they can’t figure out what to say, or how they should word what they’re trying to say.. What happened to “Um..”, “Uhh…”, and “Wait, one second”?

“So, like, I, like, talked to him, and he like, said, like, that he would tell us, like, later.”

People actually talked like that at the school I went to years ago. They also said things like “I need to itch my scratch.” No, they seriously did. It made me want to scream.

I’ve never heard anyone say that…you know that feeling you get when you say something very grammatically incorrect? I can barely say those…I feel so bad for you, having to hear those idiots say that…

I hate how people always use “like” when they can’t figure out what to say, or how they should word what they’re trying to say.. What happened to “Um..”, “Uhh…”, and “Wait, one second”?

“So, like, I, like, talked to him, and he like, said, like, that he would tell us, like, later.”

People actually talked like that at the school I went to years ago. They also said things like “I need to itch my scratch.” No, they seriously did. It made me want to scream.

How about “uber” and “spot-on”?

How about “uber” and “spot-on”?

“Frankly” to start a sentence. When you use it, have you been lying before? When you don’t use it, are you lying now?

I hate, “we have a situation here…..”  Just say what the “situation” is instead of saying we have one….cut to the chase!

“Just touching base”

hate hate hate hate hate

Baby daddy. 
Putting little quote marks with your fingers while speaking.
I’m like …
Awesome.
Amazing.
Talk to the hand.
Get a life.

The worst is ‘baby daddy.’  They all do damage the image of the speaker to those who hear,  however.

Baby daddy. 
Putting little quote marks with your fingers while speaking.
I’m like …
Awesome.
Amazing.
Talk to the hand.
Get a life.

The worst is ‘baby daddy.’  They all do damage the image of the speaker to those who hear,  however.

“Listen…”

My all-time pet grammaitcal peeve: “Mischiev(ee)us” Someone please explain to me how one derives the “ee-us” sound from “ous” The word is pronounced “Mis-cha-vus” Bothers me to the nth degree.

And of course, that would be ‘grammatical”.

“man up” ,” lawyer up”, “saddle up” = upchuck

“six of one, half dozen of another”, “to tell you the truth” Were you were lying otherwise?

“six of one, half dozen of another”, “to tell you the truth” Were you were lying otherwise?

“six of one, half dozen of another”, “to tell you the truth” Were you were lying otherwise?

“six of one, half dozen of another”, “to tell you the truth” Were you were lying otherwise?

“six of one, half dozen of another”, “to tell you the truth” Were you were lying otherwise?

“six of one, half dozen of another”, “to tell you the truth” Were you were lying otherwise?

“six of one, half dozen of another”, “to tell you the truth” Were you were lying otherwise?

To tell the truth …..   As opposed to everything else I have ever told you which was all lies.

How about these overused phrases of late:
“In times like these…”, “Now, more than ever…”, or anytime the phrase “you deserve” is heard in a commercial.

You know what’s more annoying? Whining about phrases you find annoying. LOL Geez..grow up. 

I am loving the comments better than the article .. here is another one that bugs me… hmm.. Good for you!!!

I am loving the comments better than the article .. here is another one that bugs me… hmm.. Good for you!!!

I am loving the comments better than the article .. here is another one that bugs me… hmm.. Good for you!!!

“Metrics”
A person who uses this word wants to sound more important than they really are.

“Metrics”
A person who uses this word wants to sound more important than they really are.

“Good to go…”,   “…to the extent that…

Same Difference…. this one deserves a special ring in hell, ha ha.

“…like a war zone…”  has the person actually been to a war zone to know what it is like?

Iconic as an adjective before just about *anything.* The speaker or journalist / writer is trying to say a building in Outoftheway, Ohio is the oldest / tallest / weirdest or whatever in the region, but winds up looking ignorant and over-reaching by labeling the 1985 Mom&Pop Diner as “iconic.”

Besides a tiny image on a computer screen denoting its function, what is an “ICON”? First 3 definitions in Merriam Webster’s Dictionary:
1 a usually pictorial representation
2 [Late Greek eikōn, from Greek]: a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians
3  an object of uncritical devotion, an idol.

it is what it is……hate it….

“Prior to” when they mean “before.”

“Prior to” when they mean “before.”

“Cool Beans” – ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  :)

“Cool Beans” – ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  :)

“That said” is the new “at the end of the day”

“That said” is the new “at the end of the day”

“…so we can all be on the same page”.  Aaaarghhh!!!

“…so we can all be on the same page”.  Aaaarghhh!!!

“…you know what I’m saying?”.  “Uh, no I don’t”.

“…you know what I’m saying?”.  “Uh, no I don’t”.

“It is what it is.”  Very profound!

Blaming something on America or Americans is a little worn our too, don’t you think?  Is that a Central American twist?  Native American?  Mexican American?  Do be specific please.

And enough already with “thinking outside of the box.” Stop it, stop it, stop it!

I got another one: “Bothers me to the nth degree”.

I have a standing offer to my kids, 100 bucks, if they can get through a single day only using the word “like” correctly.

joo-luh-ree for jewelry is irritating

“It’s a no-brainer” really bothers me

“…..hit the ground running”.  Puleeze!

It’s nice that various slang words that describe the wonder that is the female body didn’t make the list.

It’s nice that various slang words that describe the wonder that is the female body didn’t make the list.

       Let me tell you something; to be quite honest, we need to talk.   The long and short of it is that at the end of the day you will realize that it is what it is and a rose is a rose by any other name.  Indelibly, the English language is malleable. You know what I’m sayin’?  It’ll be a cold day in hell before grammar is once again king because we threw all the dishes out with the dish water and we couldn’t find them anymore because we couldn’t tell the forest from the trees.  Inexplicably moronic, some would say, but catchy nonetheless.  To be or not to be, literally is really the most amazing quagmire.  And you thought it was rain…but the audience cried for more. 
      Style really, it’s all about style; with baited breath I dance the light fantastic and wet my whistle with the misery of the ignorant.  With a rebel yell that I thought sounded awesome, I leaped and reached for the stars. I was like, you know, at the end of my rope, but I battled on.  The chips were down and the going was tough, but I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.  She told me, “Ain’t nobody gonna break my stride, cuz I’ve got to keep on movin down this road I paved with good intentions.” 
      That’s what she said, for reals, I swear, scouts honor, stick a needle in my eye and all that jazz.  I told her to shut the hell up, but she said that shut doesn’t go up, sigh, but I digress.  She’s a harsh mistress I tell you, no day at the beach, but not someone you would call crazy.  It’s time to reset, measure the metrics and bury the hatchet, but time is short and the opportunity is rare, so I might as well go the whole nine yards.  In for a penny, in for a pound, that’s what I always say, yes ma’am!  I’ll take my hat off and dance a jig, take a bow and bid you adieu!

       Let me tell you something; to be quite honest, we need to talk.   The long and short of it is that at the end of the day you will realize that it is what it is and a rose is a rose by any other name.  Indelibly, the English language is malleable. You know what I’m sayin’?  It’ll be a cold day in hell before grammar is once again king because we threw all the dishes out with the dish water and we couldn’t find them anymore because we couldn’t tell the forest from the trees.  Inexplicably moronic, some would say, but catchy nonetheless.  To be or not to be, literally is really the most amazing quagmire.  And you thought it was rain…but the audience cried for more. 
      Style really, it’s all about style; with baited breath I dance the light fantastic and wet my whistle with the misery of the ignorant.  With a rebel yell that I thought sounded awesome, I leaped and reached for the stars. I was like, you know, at the end of my rope, but I battled on.  The chips were down and the going was tough, but I could see the light at the end of the tunnel.  She told me, “Ain’t nobody gonna break my stride, cuz I’ve got to keep on movin down this road I paved with good intentions.” 
      That’s what she said, for reals, I swear, scouts honor, stick a needle in my eye and all that jazz.  I told her to shut the hell up, but she said that shut doesn’t go up, sigh, but I digress.  She’s a harsh mistress I tell you, no day at the beach, but not someone you would call crazy.  It’s time to reset, measure the metrics and bury the hatchet, but time is short and the opportunity is rare, so I might as well go the whole nine yards.  In for a penny, in for a pound, that’s what I always say, yes ma’am!  I’ll take my hat off and dance a jig, take a bow and bid you adieu!

To Be Honest.  I HATE that phrase.  So before you said this, you weren’t being honest with me?  Also the phrase “Be that is it may”.  I mean, what is that?  Okay, and one more.  Someone who says something, then ends it with “I know, right?”

Unless of course it’s Barney Stinson using the word “epic”, then it’s just awesome!

“I don’t know how to say this.” This phrase is usually followed by the person saying what they needed to say and so clearly they did know how to say it.

I actually like “my pleasure” in response to thank you.

…or bonked with a mallet.

Correction… “I don’t know how to say this, but…”

If it’s too good to be true …

Confuses me.  There must be a better way to say what this supposedly means.

I woke up, turned on the television, and heard about Occupy …

Nothing registered because that group never existed the day before.

Anyone know the meaning of this word:  natrocious

A friend uses it all the time and she doesn’t take constructive criticism.

this is the number one most irritating phrase of all time.  I know people who say this after everything they say.

reminds me of starting a sentence with “to be honest.”  Does this mean that most of the time when you speak you are being dishonest?  Another one is the use of the word “misspoke,” as in “when I said that I misspoke.”  Why not just say either I was wrong or I lied! 

This article gives me one more reason why I won’t subscribe to Reader’s Digest.

“To be completely honest..” another one that gets on my nerves.

Whazzz up?  I CAN NOT STAND THAT PHRASE!

But what’s wrong with ‘Shouldn’t've?’

How about, “you know what I’m saying?”

“Like” – I was like doing this. He was like on top of the hill.  I like hate that word! (love your bet with your kids, Jemish)

“Awesome” – hated it then, hate it now
“110%” – “epic”  – “Cowboy  up” And all the ones below!

Umm, with alI due respect… I absolutely believe that, at the end of the day the only thing more annoying than these phrases… Is the weird trend we’re seeing at this moment in time, of dumb. inept writers coming up with stupid lists like this, 24/7, to make up for their lack of skill, and talent.  while you might find your work to be faily unique, frankly it’s a nightmare!  In the world of bloggers and stupid articles, the bottom line is, writing such articles is not rocket science.  Perhaps you shouldn’t of ditched english 101.
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“Really?”

“Let’s get down to brass tacks.”  Wtf does that really mean?

I’m guilty of using that one with my supervisor– but we DO work in cubicles where we resemble gophers at times.

“Just sayin’”, because they are never just saying.

“Just sayin’”, because they are never just saying.

What about “emergency situation”?  That’s still not worse than “my bad.”

“the end all be all” , “keeping it real” “first thing in the morning”, “a breath of fresh air”, “the world is your oyster”, “you can be/do anything if you put your mind to it”, “I’m not racist but…”, “doesn’t matter if their black, white, purple, or green”, “unfortunately…”.”I’m sorry you feel that way”, “we apologize for the inconvenience”, “take care”, “wish you the best”, “if I had a dollar for every time…”, “you can’t win em all”, “good luck”, “greatest of all time”, “I don’t have time”, “I can’t wait to…”, “I’ll do my best”, “giving a 110%”, “bend over backward”, “wtf”, “by far the best…”, “always had a smile on his/her face”, “at some point you have to…”, “find your inner self”, “it was just sex”, “back in the day”, “no one feels worse about this than I do”, “that’s the last thing I would expect”, “forget about it”, “agree to disagree”, and my #1 most hated phrase is “THAT’S YOUR OPINION”

“merry christmas”

“the end all be all” , “keeping it real” “first thing in the morning”, “a breath of fresh air”, “the world is your oyster”, “you can be/do anything if you put your mind to it”, “I’m not racist but…”, “doesn’t matter if their black, white, purple, or green”, “unfortunately…”.”I’m sorry you feel that way”, “we apologize for the inconvenience”, “take care”, “wish you the best”, “if I had a dollar for every time…”, “you can’t win em all”, “good luck”, “greatest of all time”, “I don’t have time”, “I can’t wait to…”, “I’ll do my best”, “giving a 110%”, “bend over backward”, “wtf”, “by far the best…”, “always had a smile on his/her face”, “at some point you have to…”, “find your inner self”, “it was just sex”, “back in the day”, “no one feels worse about this than I do”, “that’s the last thing I would expect”, “forget about it”, “agree to disagree”, and my #1 most hated phrase is “THAT’S YOUR OPINION”

“merry christmas”

“the end all be all” , “keeping it real” “first thing in the morning”, “a breath of fresh air”, “the world is your oyster”, “you can be/do anything if you put your mind to it”, “I’m not racist but…”, “doesn’t matter if their black, white, purple, or green”, “unfortunately…”.”I’m sorry you feel that way”, “we apologize for the inconvenience”, “take care”, “wish you the best”, “if I had a dollar for every time…”, “you can’t win em all”, “good luck”, “greatest of all time”, “I don’t have time”, “I can’t wait to…”, “I’ll do my best”, “giving a 110%”, “bend over backward”, “wtf”, “by far the best…”, “always had a smile on his/her face”, “at some point you have to…”, “find your inner self”, “it was just sex”, “back in the day”, “no one feels worse about this than I do”, “that’s the last thing I would expect”, “forget about it”, “agree to disagree”, and my #1 most hated phrase is “THAT’S YOUR OPINION”

“merry christmas”

yeah, and like it mitigates anything you just said. 

This is it. The worst. Every talking head on television starts a sentence “listen,…” They lay that down as to say, THIS is the answer. Lately, it’s just a bad habit. And it’s every 10 seconds… Listen.

“Hey, it is what it is”

You’ve got it.

‘It is what it is’-a phrase that is used more and more. Redundant, and meaningless. Also, ‘how are you?’ when people do not give a crap about HOW YOU ARE, and are just using it as a GREETING. Or, ‘it would be too hard to explain’ or ‘you will not understand it’, so, ‘just believe me, us’, when in fact, the person talking really does not know ‘how to explain it’ or UNDERSTAND IT AT ALL. ‘He was asking for it’-as an excuse to verbally or physically attack someone.

Every year has its’ most overworked word.  This year it is “literally”, a word that rarely needs to be used, and when it is used is almost always repetitively redundant over and over again once more!!!

I can’t stand “you go girl”

Oh My God if I hear Oh My God one more time I’m going to go
nuts because Oh My God it is such a teenage girl irritating expression.  By the way, even though it originated from those trying not to swear using God or Jesus name they still are.

Still, I would rather hear Oh My God rather than someone saying the letters “Oh Em Gee” out loud. 

A few years ago I moved to an area where “How you doin’?” or “What’s up?” is a common greeting.  It took me a while to realize they didn’t really care.  To this day I feel weird without responding, but most people just have this exchange: “How you doin’?” /”How you doin’?”  Just say “Hi” or “Hello,” it’s a lot easier!

I always respond to that one with “No.”  They don’t even notice.

“Like” can cause ambiguity, too:  “He was like my best friend!”  So, how was he similar to your best friend?

“Where are you at?”  Argh, stop adding redundant words!  It’s “Where are you?”

“To tell you the truth”.
No dont…..i would rather you lie to me.

“That being said….”

Really, I already know you just said that.

Up close and personal .

GENIUS! Thank you!

Speaking of “merry Christmas,”  if I hear “Jesus is the reason for the season” one more time my head may explode.

“How are you?” has always been a greeting.  A polite noise, requiring only a polite noise in reply:  “I’m fine.”  On such formulae are civilizations built….

“It is what is” is a lazy person’s cop out.  ”It is what you make it” is what someone who takes responsibility for their own actions and works to better themselves lives by.

You missed a spot!

could care less

“My bad” is the most infantile.  We can at least be thankful that REM’s stupid “my proud” never caught on.”

“Gone Missing” should go missing.

“While you’re down there”

“Is that what she said?”

Nu-cu-lur for nuclear?

how are any of these annoying

this is dumb

I feel my blood pressure rise every time I hear a commercial propose some loaded question, pause dramatically, and then add “Think again.”  I never thought what you were proposing to begin with, you arrogant jerk-off!

I like how idiotic posts like this one get more attention then real news articles. Everybody just loves talking about what they hate about others.

than*

I offer ‘bottom line…’ as an inane candidate…

Drives me up the wall when someone says that and they ‘hang and pause’ after each word so it takes 10 minutes for them to get it out. (Gives me time to consider slitting my wrists).

Oh come on , it’s fun.

Any phrase that includes  mention of the Kardashians or Snookie from Jersey Snore.

“Like”———-overworn word that Valley Girls used in the 80′s

“Worst case scenario” is a phrase that a co-worker uses in almost EVERY sentence!! I want to throw him “under the bus”!

“I’ll give him my best pich and see if he takes a swing at it”.  “Let’s see if he wants to play ball on this one”.  “The ball is in your court”.  WTF? I am talking to a person, not watching CNN Sports Desk!!!!!

Like, WOW!!

Gotta do something about those definite and indifinite articles.  “A” and “The” are over used way too much!!!!  And conjunctions.  I can’t stand it when people use conjunctions.

My least favorite thing my grown children say is “don’t worry about it!”  They’ll only understand how impossible this is when they have their own children!

The expression I’d prefer to never hear again is “It is what it is.”

Whole ‘nother.

The fairly recent use of “impact” as a verb in a journalist’s vocabulary makes a black and white statement with no shades of meaning, rather than as traditionally a noun as in “to make an impact on” .  Hence, verbs like influence, modify, affect, are being replaced to the detriment of accuracy of meaning.  I can understand ‘affect’, it is always being confused with ‘effect’ , so that using  ’impact’ is an easy way out.

The fairly recent use of “impact” as a verb in a journalist’s vocabulary makes a black and white statement with no shades of meaning, rather than as traditionally a noun as in “to make an impact on” .  Hence, verbs like influence, modify, affect, are being replaced to the detriment of accuracy of meaning.  I can understand ‘affect’, it is always being confused with ‘effect’ , so that using  ’impact’ is an easy way out.

AGREE!!  And epic.  “That car is epic.”  No, dildo, that car is an old Volvo.  Everything cannot be epic, dipshit!

I thought the word “buddy” was overused back in 1999.  I can’t believe people still say it…actually I can believe it.  Hearing the word makes me so angry.  Is it really so horrible to use the word “friend?”  I’m not your little buddy.  The word is so demeaning.  Don’t even get me started on all of the wannabe frat kids who rant with “ma buddy” this and “muh buddy” that.  Shut up!  

The term that I absolutely hate is “you know”.  Everytime someone who is speaking uses that term I want to scream.

actually, w smith, it should be “there is a myriad of reasons…” not “there are a myriad…” :)

i really hate the word or retort “whatever” especially when it’s uttered by someone who had just asked for your opinion not a few minutes ago.

I do get very annoyed with the phrase “myriad of….”. So few people seem to know that ‘myriad’ is not supposed to be followed by ‘of.’ :-(

Well…that’s funny, I guess. Just after I posted my comment (above), I then saw that the comment following mine (posted 1 month ago) contains the phrase ‘myriad of.’ I rest my case. :/

Oh, good grief! I repeat…..’myriad’ is not followed by ‘of.’

“To be completely honest..”

“To be completely honest..”

“and things of that nature”

What’s Up?

“just saying”

“just saying”

At the end of the day, it is fairly unique that I personally use these phrases at this moment in time. With all due respect to the readers here, it is absolutely a nightmare that shouldn’t of(?) be. However, it’s not 24-7 that we read or hear these ant its not rocket science! 

“That’s what I thought…” 

“To be honest”

“There.”

“can i ask you a question?”. Well, you already have. Duh!

uhhm … actually … you know? amazing, amazed …

“Have a nice day.”

Seriously?  

I’ll bet that you’ve never had to pay out.

Television news reporters never seem to say “such and such is going on right now”, they say “at this hour”. NOBODY else ever uses that phrase.

I’m really only bothered by people who are shallow enough to be annoyed by commonly used phrases. Here’s a good one for you: “Get over yourself”   

Just sayin’  

“No brainer”

#8 – not Shouldn’t of – it is Shouldn’t have

“I’m the type of person that… “