What Words Or Phrase Annoy You ? A Survey

OK, for me political doublespeak is one of the most annoying uses and twists of the English language. When politicians or corporate types use these type of terms: downsize, rightsize, headcount adjustment, internment facility: prison, public donation, shared sacrifice: taxes… Let’s take a look at a survey: Teenage girls might figure heavily into this.

For the second year in a row, Americans ranked “whatever” as the most annoying word or phrase used in conversation, according to a new 2010 Marist Poll. Last year, “whatever” was crowned most-hated word by 47 percent of those polled. This year, the percentage was a little less.

* 39% were most irritated by the oft-used “whatever”
* 28% found the term “like” the most offensive
* The rhetorical “you know what I mean?” was ranked third by 15% of those polled
* 10% were most annoyed by the phrase “to tell you the truth”

So what are your most annoying phrases? Leave me your comments.