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“Whatever” named the most annoying word in the nation… whatever
Want to annoy someone? Say “whatever.”
“Whatever” is the most annoying word in the union, according to a Marist College poll released Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Whatever (pronounce it “WHAT’-ehv-errr” if you really, really want to be annoying) was named most annoying word by 47 percent of those polled by the college in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
People in the Midwest were particularly annoyed by “whatever.” Fifty-five percent of Midwesterners selected it as the most annoying word.
Whatever beat the competition easily nationally.
“You know,” was named most annoying by 25 percent of respondents.
“Anyway” was named by 7 percent or respondents, “it is what it is” by 11 percent and “at the end of the day” by 2 percent.
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By Tony
October 8, 2009 8:35 AM | Link to this
Whatever, it is what it is at the end of the day, anwway, you know?By just me
October 8, 2009 9:18 AM | Link to this
Yes, whatever is what is at the end of the day, anyway, like, you know, it is what it is, dude.By Annoyed
October 8, 2009 10:03 AM | Link to this
Awesome!By Paideia
October 8, 2009 11:07 AM | Link to this
I kinda like half of whatever. I mean “ever” is a very pretty word, don’t you think? Parents say it all the time; “I will love you for/ever.” and they lived happily ‘ever’ after.By Just My Opinion
October 8, 2009 1:14 PM | Link to this
You know what I’m sayin - I can’t stand that !!By No Problem
October 8, 2009 1:39 PM | Link to this
I can’t stand “no problem”. I say “thank you, and waiter says, “no problem!” Drives me nuts!By Claire
October 8, 2009 2:10 PM | Link to this
‘No Problem’, I totally agree with you! I always want to say, “It should be no problem, because you’re getting paid and tipped for this!” HA! Also am not a fan of being approached by a gum-chewing server who never fails to ask, “How are you guys doing today?” I realize things could be a lot worse, but I’m not a guy and my 87 yr old mother certainly isn’t, either! Like, you know?? :)By MajorFan
October 8, 2009 2:20 PM | Link to this
They talked about this on the radio this morning and I was tempted to call in and tell them that between 6-9am on weekdays, the most overused and annoying phrase is “AM1290 and 95.7FM WHIO News Talk Radio.” They say it every 60 seconds.By vick
October 8, 2009 2:53 PM | Link to this
The word that I find the most annoying is “absolutely.” Have you noticed that on radio and TV whenever announcers are having a discussion that the first word spoken when one speaker follows another one is quite often “absolutely….?” It is a complete space filler and as such, it means virtually nothing. I find it absolutely annoying…By 58emod
October 8, 2009 5:09 PM | Link to this
I “absolutely” hate when someone uses “back in the day” I hope I’ve heard it the last time!!By Catherine
October 8, 2009 9:28 PM | Link to this
Whatever is like a cop out for not knowing what to say.By dontlikeit
October 9, 2009 8:57 AM | Link to this
I don’t mind young people saying ” like ” - it is part of their culture. Unfortunately business professionals use the word constantly in meetings and it sounds VERY unprofessional.