For those who have been dying to know, the Top Ten List of Annoying Phrases has, in fact, been compiled by Oxford researchers. (How many of these phrases have you used recently?) The list is as follows:
- At the end of the day
- Fairly unique
- I personally
- At this moment in time
- With all due respect
- Absolutely
- It's a nightmare
- Shouldn't of
- 24/7
- It's not rocket science
There are several I could easily add to this illustrious list:
- The use of "literally" to add emphasis (ex. "I literally died of shock!")
- The use of "decimate" to mean "completely destroy" (ex. "I decimated that keg!")
- The verbalization of "lol," "lmao," or any variation thereof
- The use of "actually" in that incredibly patronizing way people so often use it (ex. "Actually, the pilgrims were not as strict as people think...")
What would you add?
