Oxford’s List of Top Ten Irritating Phrases
The top ten most irritating phrases:
1 – At the end of the day
2 – Fairly unique
3 – I personally
4 – At this moment in time
5 – With all due respect
6 – Absolutely
7 – It’s a nightmare
8 – Shouldn’t of
9 – 24/7
10 – It’s not rocket science
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(I sure agree with #1, you hear it often on political talk shows).
At the end of the day
this blog is Fairly unique
but I personally, At this moment in time and With all due respect
agree Absolutely as far as irritating phrases go, It’s a nightmare
but maybe you Shouldn’t of put this on your blog 24/7
as people will write silly comments
It’s not rocket science
you know
i dunno
what d ya reckon
“All of a sudden”
Oxford, whoever that may be, missed the one phrase that has become so common among English speaking people, that it has become a normal interjection – you know??
Yes, you know.
You know, it can be very irritating to hear that in a 5-minute conversation.
Hi Barb,
Dang! I knew I was being spied on, but I never expected Oxford was behind it!
the Grit