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'Whatever' slips in annoying words poll
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| Dec. 28, 2012
Posted on 12/28/2012 8:25:16 PM PST by JoeProBono
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., - "Whatever" remains the most annoying word or phrase in the English language, a poll indicates.
"Like" and "you know" trailed in the show and place positions, the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., reported Thursday.
Almost one-third, 32 percent, of the adults surveyed selected "whatever." Another 21 percent picked "like" and 17 percent "you know."
"Just sayin" was the only other phrase to break into double digits at 10 percent. Another 9 percent picked "Twitterverse" and 5 percent "gotcha."
"Whatever" has now been in the top spot for four years running. But it has lost ground from last year when 38 percent found it most annoying.
Older respondents, non-college graduates and people with incomes under $50,000 were more likely to be annoyed by "whatever." Respondents under 45, college graduates and those with larger incomes tended to go for "like."
Marist surveyed 1,246 adults by telephone Dec. 4-6. The margin of error is 2.8 percentage points.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 2012review; language; top10; whatever
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:27:55 PM PST
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:28:12 PM PST
by
BobL
(Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21... (whatever the hell that is))
To: JoeProBono
Supposably “whatever” has slipped a bit, but irregardless it is still annoying.
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:28:50 PM PST
by
21twelve
(So I [God] gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. Psalm 81:12)
To: SIDENET
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:28:50 PM PST
by
SIDENET
("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
To: BobL
Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21...Agenda 21...
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:32:21 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: 21twelve
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:34:25 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: JoeProBono
The over usage of the word “like” borders on criminal and insane. “So I was like...” Other words are “literally” and “amazing.” The combination of “like literally” or “literally like” is painful.
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:36:58 PM PST
by
ConservativeStatement
(Obama is the "Disco Duck" president. A no-substance novelty that reached number one.)
To: 21twelve
The most annoying word is “democrat”.
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:39:32 PM PST
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
To: ConservativeStatement
Irregardless, I’m literally dying here. Whatever.
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:41:29 PM PST
by
mykroar
(BAD-ANON: One Game At A Time)
To: mykroar
Have you seen this T-shirt?
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:44:44 PM PST
by
ConservativeStatement
(Obama is the "Disco Duck" president. A no-substance novelty that reached number one.)
To: SIDENET
Marist surveyed 1,246 adults by telephone Dec. 4-6. The margin of error is 2.8 percentage points.
I like find telephone poll more annoying than whatever word you know.
But that goes with saying you know.
To: ConservativeStatement
I agree with you on the over use of the word “like”. It is so widespread that now it is revolting! The word “exactly” used to bother me but I am hearing that less and less. “Whatever” doesn't bother me because I can understand the meaning, it means “so what” but the insertion of “like” into every sentence is nuts!
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12/28/2012 8:46:41 PM PST
by
Ditter
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:47:41 PM PST
by
mykroar
(BAD-ANON: One Game At A Time)
To: JoeProBono; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
OMG!
Amazing.
And I could care less.
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:48:56 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Ditter
“Exactly” is now surpassed by “actually.”
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:49:07 PM PST
by
ConservativeStatement
(Obama is the "Disco Duck" president. A no-substance novelty that reached number one.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:50:28 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:52:36 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(I took extra credit at the School of Hard Knocks)
To: JoeProBono
I’m seeing “conversating” being used more these days. The folks using it in place of conversing are often in the interview rooms on the tv series The First 48.
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posted on
12/28/2012 8:52:55 PM PST
by
optiguy
(Winter is coming.)
To: JoeProBono
'Dude' is the most annoying word ever.
In combination with a couple of other words on the list, you get phrases that are thought to incite otherwise ordinary citizens to contemplate mass murder with a spoon, e.g.
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