Sunday, November 30, 2008

the most irritating phrases in the English language

Researchers went through British magazines, blogs, books, broadcast manuscripts and transcripts to compile a database of phrases and words in the English language that are in current over and misuse; they are so true:
#1 “with all due respect”
#2 “fairly unique”
#3 “I personally”
#4 “at this moment in time”
#5 “with all due respect”
#6 absolutely” (one that I always use or I guess misuse)
#7”it’s a nightmare”
#8 “shouldn’t of”
#9 “24/7”
#10 “it’s not rocket science”

Here’s some other funny stuff that is also all too true:
  • Unnecessary Conjunctions and Transitions: no offense but ..., all of the sudden, basically, ironically, actually, honestly, totally, hopefully, as to whether, I swear to God, you know.
  • Misused/Mispronounced Phrases: irregardless (for "regardless"), aggravate (for "irritate"), anyways/towards (anyway, toward), for all intensive purposes (for "for all intents and purposes"), suppose to (for "supposed to"), could of (for "could have"), analyzing/analyzation (for "analysis"), literally (when meant figuratively).

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