10 of the Most Irritating Phrases in the English Language

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10 of the Most Irritating Phrases in English
Sometimes, just a few words can give you a headache.
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  • At the end of the day
  • Fairly unique
  • I personally
  • At this moment in time
  • With all due respect
  • Absolutely
  • It's a nightmare
  • Shouldn't of
  • 24-7
  • It's not rocket science

--Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare by Jeremy Butterfield (Oxford University Press, $19.95)

From Reader's Digest - May 2009
 
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I become borderline homicidal anytime someone advises me to "Have A Good One"

By Brad, on 09/02/2009

May I help who's next, please?

By Coffee?, on 09/01/2009

The phrase that makes me shiver is "she went missing". She IS missing, or she has been missing since Saturday. She can't "went" anywhere!

By Marilyn, on 08/15/2009

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