Most annoying word in the U.S.

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#187176 - 10/08/09 04:20 PM Most annoying word in the U.S.
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 10232 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	From the AP: ...Americans are totally annoyed by the use of "whatever" in conversations. The popular slacker term of indifference was found "most annoying in conversation" by 47 percent of Americans surveyed in a Marist College poll released Wednesday. "Whatever" easily beat out "you know," which especially grated a quarter of respondents. The other annoying contenders were "anyway" (at 7 percent), "it is what it is" (11 percent) and "at the end of the day" (2 percent). (It was) Immortalized in song by Nirvana ("oh well, whatever, nevermind") in 1991, popularized by the Valley girls in "Clueless" later that decade, it is still commonly used, often by younger people. I'd be interested to hear which words/expressions annoy folks in other countries.
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#187177 - 10/08/09 05:07 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: Jackie]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 6595 Loc: Vermont	like, um...
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#187178 - 10/08/09 06:11 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: Jackie]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	How many countries do you have in mind? Anyway, here is your survey in yesterdays "Spits", one of our two free daily newspapers for commuters by train: Link This moment's worst word in the Netherlands ? Toppie = superb; also used as helemaal toppie= totally suberb -------- Arghhhh! gruwel! We have no surveys like that, but this is only the top of the iceberg. Edited by BranShea (10/08/09 06:13 PM)
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#187179 - 10/08/09 06:13 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: BranShea]
olly addict Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 611 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand	Absolutely
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#187180 - 10/08/09 06:15 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: olly]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3387 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	I'm glad you agree with this
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#187181 - 10/08/09 06:16 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: BranShea]
olly addict Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 611 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand	For sure.
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#187185 - 10/08/09 06:32 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: olly]
LukeJavan8 old hand Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 830 Loc: Land of Flat River	Dude
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#187186 - 10/08/09 06:43 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: LukeJavan8]
olly addict Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 611 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand	Totally
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#187189 - 10/08/09 08:01 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: olly]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 12381	For all of y'all that are bothered by this word, used in this way (I would suspect you're not bothered by it in phrases such as 'whatever happens, we'll survive') do you remember when you first heard it and what your reaction was to it at the time?
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#187191 - 10/08/09 09:30 PM Re: Most annoying word in the U.S. [Re: Faldage]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 9400 Loc: this too shall pass	"Whatever" easily beat out "you know," which especially grated a quarter of respondents. The other annoying contenders were "anyway" (at 7 percent), "it is what it is" (11 percent) and "at the end of the day" (2 percent). you know, I absolutely don't remember when it was; but anyway I do remember thinking to myself, "whatever, at the end of the day, it is was it is." - joe btfkpst
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