"AT THE END OF THE DAY" named most irritating cliche

Associated Press ^ | 3/24/2004

[untenured]

I'm no expert, but a lot of these appear to be American contributions.

[EggsAckley]

I've heard Hannity use "at the end of the day" over and over again in the same story. Waaaaay over-used!

[danneskjold]

"you know what I'm saying?..."

very annoying...

[secret garden]

Let's not rush to judgement.

[ISonnet]

I have to agree with the survey. I've always wanted to hear someone ask "and what about the next day?" in response to that hackneyed phrase.

[Gaetano]

New Jersey slime-ball Governor Jim McGreevey is the worst offender of "at the end of the day."

[Alberta's Child]

I vote for "to tell you the truth" as the most annoying cliche.

As is someone isn't telling the truth unless they preface their remark with the phrase, "To tell you the truth . . ."

LOL.

[sinkspur]

John Kasich and Joe Kennedy use "at the end of the day" in every other sentence. It's lazy and annoying.

[Old Sarge]

I nominate, "Preshiadit!" "Hi-how-are-you" (especially with no eye contact), "Fine-and-you?" (especially with no eye contact), and "Have-a-nice-day" (same deal).

[Petronski]

Become very suspicious whenever someone says "the fact of the matter is..."

[dead]

I really want to hear what "The American People" think about this.

[Monty22]

I literally use these words, basically all the time. It's not rocket science.

[babaloo]

I vote for "Let's step back and take a deep breath" for the Top 10.

[stainlessbanner]

Runner up: "Think Outside the Box"

[Old Sarge]

New Jersey slime-ball Governor Jim McGreevey is the worst offender of "at the end of the day."

Naw, gotcha beat - Terry McAuliffe. Rush played an interview where he counted the occurences. Seventeen times in one interview.

[Mamzelle]

Nothing maddens like teeno-babble..."and I was like...and she was, like, whatever...and they were, like..."

I'm like, "like" is the most annoying cliche.

[spodefly]

"It's a no-brainer."

Whenever I hear someone say that, I want to kill them.

[Utah Binger]

"Having said that", "That said", Aaaaaaarggggggghhhhh

[al_c]

At the end of the day, it's the most irritating cliche in the English language.

I agree! I once worked with a gal from across the pond and this was one of her favorites, right along with "Brilliant!" and "Gorgeous!" I got tired of hearing it. Through a strange turn of events, this lady is now my wife's Mary Kay director and, yep ... she's still using the same old catch phrases.