I like this list. The non-word irregardless really annoys me. Having said that I bet it might appear even more often here. Anyone else know any annoying expressions?

I am guilty of using number six.

Not all University of Oxford researchers are uptight and humorless, "irregardless" of what you might think. In fact, a bunch of them compiled a list of the Top 10 Most Irritating Expressions in the English language -- just because we needed one.

Though maybe "you could care less," the scholars in question keep track of linguistic mangling and overused buzzwords in a database called the Oxford University Corpus. The voluminous record keeps track of books, magazines, broadcast, online media and other sources, watching for new overused, tiresome phrases and retiring those that fade from use (or misuse).

The great hierarchy of verbal fatigue includes:

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

The list appears in a new book, Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare, by Jeremy Butterfield.

"""nuff said""" totally ludacris thing to say


ok if ""nuff said"" is correct quit talking about it

you may think ""nuff said"" but does not make it so for everyone else

should be a rule* when some one says ""nuff said"" they are locked from posting in that thread again

just kidding about the rule thing but it is a stupid thing to say (it should come up as a black edit lol

after all it is not rocket science sssshhhhhhheezzzzzzzzz

Today, it's American "Exceptionalism". It's not even a word. It was used by Sarah Palin. And, last, but not least, those that do use it, don't really have a clue as to why America is exceptional. It's just an ego stroke!

the worst has got to be "in my opinion" as if anyone really gives a sh*t about someone else's opinion

I just used that one.

but then again that is just your opinion -- lmao

Kind of like they have no clue why they hate George Bush, it just happens to be the cool thing to do at the moment.

English is an evolving language. We have stolen from languages globally. Someone recently wrote a book on the subject and attributed our habit of borrowing words as the reason for the success of American style English through out the world.

I sometimes like new words that aren't really words.

My son asked me one day, "Mom, if boys have testicles don't girls have breasticles?"

We all liked the word so much the whole family uses it now.

After all, one can never have enough fun words for body parts can they?

I've always been partial to the word tallywacker myself.

I, personally (sorry Lynann, I had to do that!), have a clue and it's not cool at all! If I was a violent person, I'd hang him by his tallywacker in a tree on the White House lawn!

I found a 'definition' of it the other day. Just the concept that America is the greatest country in the world, therefore we are better than the others, and they should follow our lead in how the world should be.

Hmmm, sounds like a new way to say Manifest Destiny.

Oh I see, at the end of the day it goes without saying that it does not take a rocket scientist to figure that one out.
With all due respect, at this moment in time, I personally think it is fairly unique.

Peace 24/7!

haha that's great thomas

#9 has me rollin' my eyes..." absolutely "

It's all good!

nothing personal