Like, So Anyway, Whatever Dude...It Is What It Is, You Know

Perhaps you're wondering about the title of today's post? No worries; it's all good; like, I think the title is so awesome...no, make that phenomenal! Irregardless, let me be clear about something!

Well, if you haven't clicked out of this post yet, I am obviously being totally annoying and most days, I don't speak, or write, like this! That said, last week I was reading about Marist Poll of terms "most annoying in conversation" according to Americans surveyed. If you aren't familiar with the results, you can go here and read more. Beyond the terms that appear in their study, I have listed some additional words that my clients have told me they don't like to say, or hear; feel free to add your own most annoying word to the list.

From the Marist Poll of Most Annoying in Conversation, the words include: "whatever; you know, it is what it is; anyway; at the end of the day." Do you say these words?

From my clients, here's a list of some terms I've compiled through the year of words they'd rather not hear, or say, especially in a professional interview or business meeting:

1. Be that as it may; that being said; that said
2. To be quite honest
3. To make a long story short
4. No brainer
5. Awesome
6. Awesome dude
7. Dude
8. No worries
9. It's all good
10. Sup
11. Irregardless
12. Delish (for delicious)
13. Fab (for fabulous)
14. Phenomenal
15. Bottom line (yikes, I say this a lot!)
16. Clearly
17. Talk to me
18. Um
19. Like
20. Look
21. Etc.
22. So forth and so on
23. and such
24. heith for height
25. liberry for library
26. moist
27. sodie; sodie pop
28. young folks
29. youngsters
30. folks (when addressing an audience)
31. supposably for supposedly
32. are you gettin' this?
33. sucks; this sucks; that sucks
34. So
35. and so
36. Altheimers for Alzheimer's

What word or words do you find most annoying in conversation, especially at a job interview or professional networking event?  

cross-posted at billiesucherblog