Top 10 irritating expressions – which ones do you use?
The Oxford University has compiled the list of the 10 most irritating expressions used in the English language. I list them below, and the ones in bold are those that I have also used a number of times (needless to say, they will be dropping from my daily speech consciously or unconsciously from now on).
- 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
Having gone though the list, I can imagine how these can become irritating. If you hear something repeated often, it irritates you. There are many that I have heard a number of times around the office.
Which ones have you heard a lot of? Which ones are you guilty of using? Here’s the link to the original article.
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November 20th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
none!
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
1,5,6,7!
Do we need to see a shrink?
November 24th, 2008 at 1:37 am
@amit - nopes, the shrinks will probably use all of them…