some that bug me..

1.  "at this point in time" - redundant

2.  "myself" when "me" should be used, seem to think that "me" is a bad word...

3.  "close proximity"  - redundant

4.  "with regards to" -  NOT! 

5.  "had had"  - what?what?

• CATCH PHRASES ARE "AMAZING" - NOT! - ENOUGH ALREADY!
  • Space. This "space" is,,,,, I use the "space",,,, nm - Space cadet
  • "Pop." As in the color popped, the veggies just pop. nm - Stop with the popping.
  • You have to think outside the box--grrrr sm - mlstoo
  • Awesome is the worst. It is used so overused by management - oh yes
  • Everything EXTREME, extreme sports, etc. - nm
  • How about "basically" - another one
  • "high end," "actually," "diva," "dish," but most of all, sm - CL
    • More: "cutting edge," "pushing the envelope." nm - CL again
  • "Have a good one." - That is "way" old - another one. nm
  • Have a nice day (in the south) like they really care and "closure". Enough already - aunt lou
  • How about "At this juncture..." For some - reason, I can't stand this.NM
  • the ultimate... - in my opinion...sm
    • And they can't say a sentence without - "like" this and "like" that - making n
  • Anything that Rachael Ray from the Food Network says - Yuck!
    • Rachel Ray is the worst! - Goofball
      • What drives me nuts is - nl
  • When people put "please advise" at the - end of every email. nm
    • Or "Please feel free to contact me." - Why not simply, "Please contact me" or "P
  • Absoluuuuuuutely abSOfreakinglutely drives me nuts. - ugh
  • awesome, 24/7, at the end of the day, bling, bootylicious, amaaaazing, - and you're fired!
  • One I like for some reason - (sm)
  • Having waitress' say "you guys" every time they approach each and every table. - anna
    • waitresses/waiters - J.R.
    • Here in the South, it's "How y'all doin' today?" - Belle
  • Anything that "The Girls Next Door" say - nm
  • Thinking outside the box (Where is this box?) and - justme2
    • LOL!!! nm - CL
  • most irritating word in the world- - my vote is
    • ESL - mt15
  • I heard that! - You got that right! SM
    • I know what she means! I remember way back sm - CL
  • Bottom line, in the loop. nm - Winnie
  • some that bug me.. - holy cow
    • "myself" - J.R.
      • Yes, "myself" drives me nuts as well as "further" for sm - CL
  • In this day and age.... :| - MQer
    • In dictations, I always hear "as well as" when "and" would do. sm - Winnie
      • Or as the ESL's say . . . - "At that point in time" (NM)

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