[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.

[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.

[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.

[stainlessbanner]

Runner up: "Think Outside the Box"

[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.

[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.

[SedVictaCatoni]

I nominate "the children", in all their "for the" and "won't somebody please think of" variants.

[al_c]

And let's not forget the latest to come out of our own country shortly after the attacks on 9/11 ... "make no mistake ..." How many times has that been used since GWB said it?

[Old Sarge]

Am I annoyed by speakers who answer their own questions? Yes.

Is it an attempt to think for other people? Of course it is.

Is it straight out of George Orwell's "1984"? You betcha.

Would I personally like to hunt down and bitchslap anyone who commits this obscenity against the language? Abso-damn-lutely!

[clintonh8r]

"I would like to thank...."

[martin_fierro]

My pet peeves:

• Speakers who gratuitously throw in "...if you will," as if they're coining a new phrase - when they're not. "It was, if you will, rainy today."
• Overuse of "Unfortunately," especially when fortune is NOT INVOLVED. E.g.: "Unfortunately, the delivery won't arrive today because my driver is too lazy to look up your address."

[clintonh8r]

Most incorrectly used (including on FR): "That begs the question..."