The 10 Most Hated English Phrases

[acecrystal]

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Oxford University has chosen the 10 most-hated sloppy idiomatic expressions. The Telegraph reports the most hated phrase was "at the end of the day," while "fairly unique" came in a close second.

Oxford researchers explained that the phrase "at the end of the day" was chosen because it could be summed up in one word: "finally," while "fairly unique" is an oxy*****.

In third place was "I personally," which was tautological, while coming in at eighth was "shouldn't of," an illiterate rendering of "shouldn't have."

Writer Jeremy Butterfield said the ninth most-hated phrase "24/7" was repeated too often and became office jargon. He pointed out that people were growing increasingly tired of repetitive anecdotes, jokes and involuntary linguistic tics.

Although they did not make the Top 10, "literally" and "ironically" were also chosen as expressions that irritated people.

The Top 10 were:

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 (twenty-four seven)
10. It's not rocket science

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[YJOB]

the english phrase that i hate most is more often than not
why not say "most of the time"?

[acecrystal]

the english phrase that i hate most is more often than not
why not say "most of the time"?

hmm,precisely

making things more complex.....

we may also write down certain expressions we abhor..... let me think.......

[acecrystal]

more detailed source

Oxford compiles list of top ten irritating phrases - Telegraph

England's Steven Gerrard is among the footballers who often recite the most irritating phrase: 'At the end of the day'

[jblim1980]

nice one..sometimes we are redundunt with our english phrase

[elaimakulai]

nice thread...

sometime you'll think his/her english was good or even perfect
but if you'll take a look on the technical side, it's not.

[Sol_Itaire]

nindot lagi i compose og letter nga naa na tanan hehehe

[xkenikensx]

what have you?

[splendid moonlight]

Just because those phrases are hated in one place doesn't mean they should be avoided in another. Working in a multi-cultural environment, malipay na kaayo ko nga masabtan ko sa akong ka istorya and vice versa. They can use all the 'hated' words according to Jeremy Butterfield that they can and I wouldn't mind. At the end of the day, what matters is that you didn't waste your time talking so much that your words end up being copied and used by someone else and ultimately end up on a list like this.

[acecrystal]

nindot lagi i compose og letter nga naa na tanan hehehe

nyahahaha! sige go for it........