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Are you guilty of uttering some of these most irritating words this year? Irritating because they are often misused and often overused.

'Oxford University has compiled a list of the phrases people find most irritating according to the Daily Telegraph, which also comes up with its own list based on reader response.

The research is published in a new book by Jeremy Butterfield called Damp Squid.

Oxford's most irritating are:

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'

Of all the words above, I most cant stand no.1. Everybody is always saying 'at the end of the day'.... :lol:

To the list, I also include these two- 'Having said that...' and 'holistic'.

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To the list, I also include these two- 'Having said that...' and 'holistic'.

Yes the word holistic is over-used to the max... what is an holistic approach to ... I used to work in a private institution of learning and the "Queenie" Academic Director used that word to 'carry' the boss... in the end, it is just an excuse to collect more money... no actual extras ... no wonder this particular institution is still managed by minnows... sigh..

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Words most overly used in Mediacorp commercial advertising some event:

_____ _____ ____ "event of the year".

Some example are:

Some carnival: Family event of the year.

Sing of the dawn: Family movie event of the year.

Some musical: Musical event of the year.

Some local movie: Comedy horror movie event of the year.

The leap years: Romantic movie event of the year.

F1 Race: Sporting event of the year.

So on.

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Words most overly used in Reality TV's host/contestant:

1. And then there were _______ (numbers of contestant left)

2. _____ down, _____ to go. (ex: 6 down, 2 go.)

Words most overly used in Fashion statement or trend:

_____ is the new _____. (ex: White is the new black, Large is the new small.)

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With all due respect, I get utterly irritated with:

1. With all due respect (meaning: I think what you just said is total crap, and I going to demolish you, of course, respectfully.)

2. Not sure (meaning: I don't know and absolutely clueless, but I must not be seen so and even appear clever.)

3. Its OK (meaning: no.)

4. Take care (as if I wont and need your telling?)

5. Singaporean (As artificial and accidental as Singapore itself, and easily obtained too)

6. official statement (meaning: this is what I want you to and what you can only know)

7. self-belief (meaning: self delusion? why not just confidence?)

8. serial monogamist (meaning: I will dump you if someone better comes along.)

9. open (in response to what you seek on IRC; I reciprocate with same)

10. positive (meaning: pick you like, ignore what you dont)

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Love you forever, you are the most important...

most people who say that actually are the selfish one, cos they know clearly that that just a sweet talk & with expire date

for me, i don't give all sucks, treasure every now is then real thing to me, not those rubbish that most people like to talk about future, most people their love relationship don't even can last long

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"WHATEVER" cut you off before you finish saying anything

"DON'T ASK ME" and yet nobody is asking him anything.

"HEY! I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU MY GOOD NEWS" expecting others to envy him.

"GO AND GET A LIFE" like life is not bad enough as to deserve such annoying statement

"IF OHTER PEOPLE CAN DO IT, WHY CAN'T YOU?" so philosophy again, philosopher earns billions writing those books. I know.

"LOOK AT OTHERS"....I know, not again, we are all different in background and culture don't we?

"MY BF hor" keep saying it that the whole world must know you have a bf.

"YOU SHOULD THANK ME FOR...."...huh?

"IT CAN'T BE HELPED..." so?

"WHAT TO DO?" is an answer not a question.

"LET'S BE HONEST..." am I lying to you?

"SO HOW?..." I would prefer other to give suggestion than followed by "WHAT YOU THINK?"

"YOU THINK SO?..." can be quite annoying if not taken as genuine concern but to imply *you think I should believe you?"

"I DON'T USE CONDOM......" hey! please respect my body that I offer you for pleasure and in FOC too!

"YA LAH!!, YA LAH!!!" obviously not in agreement as the tone seems different from the words.

"YOU SEEMS SO FREE...." narrowly to define people jobless? even thought he did something else to pass time and keep bz.

*OH I SEE." huh? what did you see, was it a quetion? or answer?..gosh!!! I prefer people to use "IT IS FAIR ENOUGH that you..."

"I CANNOT UNDERSTAND why....." of course you can't, the world is not made to be perfect

"MAY BE NEXT TIME....." a courtesy to turn down an appointment but not with hope of possible "next time" .

"HOW OLD ARE YOU?" a nightmare that came from recruiters over the phone.

"CAN YOU TAKE PRESSURE?" oh gosh!! so tell me straight how you intend to torture me to earn my basic upkeep. Wish the word is "PLEASURE" instead.

"YOU ARE NOT MIND TYPE"..you suddently put me in an identity crisis, so what am I now?

"GO AND GET SOMETHING....." ya, every damned things that you believe choice is beyond my grasp, a priviledge and not a rights to me.

"HOW IS EVERYHING?" some things are ok, however other things are not so ok. So am I OK or not OK?

"TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELVES"...I hate history in school and now I am told to recite mine several times in a year.

"HOW OLD ARE YOU??" in the gay world, 90% discount their age if they intend to be just ONS or to not have any fruitful dealing with you.

"EEEK!! WHY LIKE THAT!!" so you think you are perfectly flawless.

"MY GOODNESS!!" an overjoy, a gloat?

"WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING?" Nothing, even though there is something. What difference does it make even if that SOMETHING is still insignificant to you.

"SO?!!!" I get your loud hint. Why not just shout "WHAT's the big deal" into my face.

"HAVE YOU FOUND SOMEONE yet?" ....I am still trying to find myself first, so please let me prioritise my life and stop thinking I am sexually unwanted.

"CAN I HAVE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME?"....oh yes!! only if you can allow me to strangle you alive for blocking my way when I just struggled through the crowds.

"I AM JOBLESS" at least this one not so irritating.

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pls add 'why are you SO inflexible' very very often said by singaporeans who demand a' lowly service' personnel to bend rules for them esp when its FREE!!! esp those so singaporeans who holds 'PLATINUM credit cards' who think they are some VVVIP.

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The word 'LIKE': "I am, like, so fed-up with him, like, the whole world revolve like around him..yadda, yadda, yadda..." :blink:

And the word 'RIGHT': "Should turn left, right?" "It cannot be, right?" :swear:

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The word i dislike most is 'actually'.

Listen to the people being interviewed in the streets and this will alw pop out.

Irritating like hell actually <_<

It is not just people in the street who at least can be overlooked but for professionals it is inexcusable!

In one lengthy interview shown on CNA, a COE spoke in meaningless sentences interjected with ‘actually’. Apart from him, there’s this general manger of an online unit trusts agency whose views are sought regularly in the financial segment of CNA. Whatever comes forth from this mouth is sprinkled with the dreaded word. Hear him to believe for yourself.

An off putting catch phrase that does not add any meaning to what is to be said is “sort of’ or “kind of” commonly used by youngsters.

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Actually :whistle: :whistle: another 2 phrases that just made into my list of peeves are

Let's move on

and

Do the right thing.]

Also irritating like hell actually :swear:

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Oh yeah two more:

1. Oh my god!

2. "炮轰“ the chinese tabloids are very fond of using these two words very loosely these days. They use this word even if there is only one reader who make the complaint to them. I thought the word would be more apt if there are many readers who make similar complaints?

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i find it scary that there are people who think of "sustainability" and "global warming" as mere buzzwords. just be thankful that you are not living in the maldives. their government has started to shop around for new land in preparation for the inevitable end.

back to the topic... the word i find most irritating (and which i'm sure some bwers will be able to guess) is:

"authentic"

:rolleyes:

"nice" ranks a close second, though i must admit i use it sometimes when i can't think of anything more intelligible.

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jingle-bitch screwed me over

go to hell jingle-whore

go to hell

go to hell

go to he-l-l

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i find it scary that there are people who think of "sustainability" and "global warming" as mere buzzwords. just be thankful that you are not living in the maldives. their government has started to shop around for new land in preparation for the inevitable end.

true enough sustainability and global warming are important issues which everyone should be aware of.

but it becomes irritating when people start using these words like a "fad" when they do not know the meaning of the words. quote an example is that there is a person in my company whom i overheard him saying he is worrying about the "sustainability of his salary" (as overheard in the staff canteen one day during breakfast) :)

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omg... you mean someone "actually" (heh couldn't resist) used "sustainable salary" ?!

yeah that i agree is irritating. :D

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jingle-bitch screwed me over

go to hell jingle-whore

go to hell

go to hell

go to he-l-l

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I can't stand it when people like to use the following especially after their training..n wanted to show off...

1. Think from the toe

2. stupid " 6 sigma"

3. let's take it as lesson learned

4. I hear you .....but ....

5. I heard from someone that....

6. Is it !!!

7. The food is so " saltish!!!!"

8. Fusion ...ie. anyhow mix food called it fusion; rojak massage also called it fusion... so if not "authentic " it means "fusion"

I found many masseurs dont' know how to massage but tell " i am using fusion of blah..blah.." trying to get away with it...

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WOW! After seeing the way you guys comment in a manner as if you do not use the phrases you hate, at all...and the fact that there are so many phrases that are irritating...the best way not to irritate others is...DUN TALK!

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