12/27: “Whatever” Still Viewed as Most Annoying Word or Phrase, Just Sayin’
December 27, 2012 by Marist Poll
Filed under Featured, Living, Odds and Ends, Odds and Ends Polls
For the fourth consecutive year, Americans consider “whatever” to be the most annoying word or phrase in conversation. More than three in ten — 32% — have this view while “like” irritates 21% of residents nationally. 17% are most irked by “you know” while 10% would prefer to ban “just sayin’” from today’s lexicon. “Twitterverse” annoys 9% of adults while 5% are ticked off by “gotcha.” Five percent are unsure.
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In last year’s survey, 38% thought “whatever” to be the most obnoxious word in casual conversation while 20% said “like” was the most irritating. 19% despised hearing “you know” while “just sayin’” was the most bothersome to 11% of Americans. “Seriously” made last year’s list with 7% reporting it was the most annoying word in conversation. Five percent, at that time, were unsure.
Table: Most Annoying Conversational Word or Phrase
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what about yolo?
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Absolutely, phenomenal, I know, right?
Is anyone else annoyed by “Anywho”. IT’S ANYHOW! AAAAAAGH!
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I think “whatever” is great. It’s basically shorthand for “You just said something I totally disagree with, but you’re a decent person and I don’t want to fight about it.” We need more of that.
This doesn’t say how the poll was conducted. Did you supply the words and ask people to rank them? Or did they supply their own list of words? For the record, none of those words make up my list of top 5 most annoying words.
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“I know,Right?” has got to be the MOST annoying phrase to me!!
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@Rodney Johnson…Respondents were offered a list of choices. Please share the words you find most annoying. We take that into consideration when compiling the next list.
- Mary Azzoli, Director of Interactive Media Systems at The Marist Poll
“However” and “Good-good-good” – I hear these get used just waaaaay too much!
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i thought the word was going to be, “ya’know”…….