Oxford’s List of Top Ten Irritating Phrases

The top ten most irritating phrases:at the end of the day

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).

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4 Responses

  1. gumnut says:

    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

  2. myrrhbeth says:

    “All of a sudden”

  3. Petra says:

    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.

  4. the Grit says:

    Hi Barb,

    Dang! I knew I was being spied on, but I never expected Oxford was behind it!

    the Grit

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