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Oxford printed their annual list of the most annoying words or phrases.

The top ten most irritating phrases:

1 - At the end of the day / Bottomline

2 - Fairly unique

3 - personally ( Guilty)

4 - At this moment in time (also "at the moment..")

5 - With all due respect

6 - Absolutely

7 - It's a nightmare

8 - Shouldn't of (or "should of" (we will take "Should've" too)

9 - 24/7

10 - It's not rocket science

Honorable mentions:
"I'm just saying" ( ( Guilty)
"To Be Fair/honest"
"Cool"
"Literally"
"Know what I'm Saying?"/"Know what I mean?"

Have any to add?

As mentioned in another thread: tar heel

Pwned. I hate it with a passion. Owned is up there with it.

synergy.

CameronBornAndBred wrote:Pwned. I hate it with a passion. Owned is up there with it.

But how can you be a 1337 h4x0R if you can't pwn someone?

From the sports world:
What I ab-so-freaking-lutely loathe is when sports "journalists" ask the player/coach etc.: Talk about... blahblahblah...

Hello!?! Mr/Ms. "Journalist" ask a freakin' question! That's why you're getting paid- to ask good questions!

"In his/her wheelhouse." WTF? (Common usage: "That shot is right in J.J.'s wheelhouse." How about: "that's a high percentage shot for..."?

A-holes who yell: "GET IN THE HOLE!" when someone is teeing off on Par 4/5 holes. I wish the golfer would yell back: "GET THE #$%^ OUTTA' HERE A-HOLE!"

From my wife (who is fluent in "Xerox-speak"):
"Out of pocket" instead of "away from the office" or, busy with an appointment.

"Webinar" in HUGE in Xeroxland.

TNTDevil wrote:From the sports world:
What I ab-so-freaking-lutely loathe is when sports "journalists" ask the player/coach etc.: Talk about... blahblahblah...

Hello!?! Mr/Ms. "Journalist" ask a freakin' question! That's why you're getting paid- to ask good questions!

"In his/her wheelhouse." WTF? (Common usage: "That shot is right in J.J.'s wheelhouse." How about: "that's a high percentage shot for..."?

A-holes who yell: "GET IN THE HOLE!" when someone is teeing off on Par 4/5 holes. I wish the golfer would yell back: "GET THE #$%^ OUTTA' HERE A-HOLE!"

From my wife (who is fluent in "Xerox-speak"):
"Out of pocket" instead of "away from the office" or, busy with an appointment.

"Webinar" in HUGE in Xeroxland.

I hate webinar.

I make that observation about idiot golf spectators all the time - 525 yrd par 5 and and some yahoo is screaming 'get in the hole' as the golfer tees off. Honorable mention to every idiot in a car who drives by any golf course opens the window and screams "FORE" ... double bonus when they laugh hysterically like they are the first humans to think up such a clever thing.

Special thanks to one of my co-workers for reminding me (by raising an eyebrow and saying Double U Tee Eff):

typing LOL, WTF, ROFLMAO, IMHO is fine....
Speaking them ought to be a capital crime.

windsor wrote:I make that observation about idiot golf spectators all the time - 525 yrd par 5 and and some yahoo is screaming 'get in the hole' as the golfer tees off. Honorable mention to every idiot in a car who drives by any golf course opens the window and screams "FORE" ... double bonus when they laugh hysterically like they are the first humans to think up such a clever thing.

Triple bonus when a golf ball hits their windshield.

Miles wrote:

windsor wrote:I make that observation about idiot golf spectators all the time - 525 yrd par 5 and and some yahoo is screaming 'get in the hole' as the golfer tees off. Honorable mention to every idiot in a car who drives by any golf course opens the window and screams "FORE" ... double bonus when they laugh hysterically like they are the first humans to think up such a clever thing.

Triple bonus when a golf ball hits their windshield.

windsor wrote:

Miles wrote:

windsor wrote:I make that observation about idiot golf spectators all the time - 525 yrd par 5 and and some yahoo is screaming 'get in the hole' as the golfer tees off. Honorable mention to every idiot in a car who drives by any golf course opens the window and screams "FORE" ... double bonus when they laugh hysterically like they are the first humans to think up such a clever thing.

Triple bonus when a golf ball hits their windshield.

Karma's a bitch. Instant karma is hysterical.

knights68 wrote:Oxford printed their annual list of the most annoying words or phrases.

The top ten most irritating phrases:

1 - At the end of the day / Bottomline

2 - Fairly unique

3 - personally ( Guilty)

4 - At this moment in time (also "at the moment..")

5 - With all due respect

6 - Absolutely

7 - It's a nightmare

8 - Shouldn't of (or "should of" (we will take "Should've" too)

9 - 24/7

10 - It's not rocket science

Honorable mentions:
"I'm just saying" ( ( Guilty)
"To Be Fair/honest"
"Cool"
"Literally"
"Know what I'm Saying?"/"Know what I mean?"

Have any to add?

"Can I ask you something?" and/or "Can I tell you something?"

Umm, No. If you need to ask, I don't need to listen.

"I know, right?"

This makes me want to reach out and hurt someone.

"Nom nom nom"

Ugh, please virtually eat with your virtual mouth closed.

I do have to admit that the other day, I heard someone say they were "roffling," and it made me LOL. ;)

It is what it is, and no problem.

My mother heard/read somewhere that "no problem" actually indicates it was a problem but your brushing it off. Has anyone else heard that?

DevilAlumna wrote:"Can I ask you something?" and/or "Can I tell you something?"

Umm, No. If you need to ask, I don't need to listen.

If I'm asked the question above or, its variant, "Can I ask you a question". I always respond with the following:

"You just did. Need another freebie?"

Here are my pet peeves:

"At the end of the day"

"Basically" peppered throughout sentences

and the one that annoys me the most: "Gotcha," rather than, "I understand."

CathyCA wrote: and the one that annoys me the most: "Gotcha," rather than, "I understand."

I often substitute both with "whatever". It's fun and it pisses people off.

F*#k or any variant.
And I'm guilty..but not happily guilty. I've been much better about the use of the F word in the last few years...it really adds little to any conversation, and often takes away from it. F has it's place, and it's time, but F does not have it's place ALL of the time.

1. like
2. you know
3. umm/uhh
4. I mean
5. boo-yeh
6. do you see what I mean/I'm saying (how the hell I can I see what you mean/are saying?)

devildeac wrote:5. boo-yeh

Who's more annoying when saying that phrase: Stuart Scott or Jim Cramer? ;)

Miles wrote:Karma's a bitch. Instant karma is hysterical.

Instant karma's gonna get you.