Submitted by andybigs on 11/07/2008
… and submitted to Twitter by DoshDosh - which who I got the link from.
The list was compiled by researchers at Oxford. But, what was most interesting about this article, is the fact that they have researchers (and software, I assume) that monitor phrases used and construct a database of them. The purpose of the database: What expressions are disappearing and which words are misused.
Looking at the list, I think Professor Strunk would have approved.
Original Description:
A top ten of the most irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University.
1 Comment
Lame list is lame.
I suppose it’s subjective tho. I’d like to add:
“I’ll let you go then” when people are sick of talking to you on the phone but don’t have the balls to say:
“Okay, I’m bored now and I’m hanging up.”