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'Whatever' is most annoying English conversation word, says poll
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article published on 8 October, 2009
According to the AP, a new survey of Americans showed that about half of those polled believed the word "whatever" was the most annoying English conversation word and hated when it was used during a conversation.
The poll was conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and shows that "whatever" received 47 percent of the votes. Second and third place went respectively to "you ... [ read the full article ]
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5fdpfan
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8. October 2009 @ 13:31 |
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"Whatever" doesn't bother me nearly as much as people mispronouncing the word "especially", by putting an x in the word. I've never understood what makes that word so darn difficult for people to say but people somehow have trouble with it and it annoys the crap out of me. It's not the only word, that's given the x treatment but its the first to come to mind.
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bigdawg71
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8. October 2009 @ 13:34 |
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i think the word "Like" is more annoying like oh my god she's like totally stealing him from me like um like! STFU!!!!! GRRRR
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scorpNZ
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8. October 2009 @ 13:53 |
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Whatever *runs*
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8. October 2009 @ 14:28 |
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They should have included; "like, wow, oh my God, hands down, and Uhhh"
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5fdpfan
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8. October 2009 @ 14:52 |
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OMG seems to be quite popular along with adding ish to the ends of words.
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8. October 2009 @ 14:56 |
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Do me a favor and hit the eXcape button for me, will you?
This poll has a pretty small pool of respondents. Probably all WASPs...
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bomber991
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8. October 2009 @ 15:05 |
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Always bugged me how some people say axe instead of ask. Let me axe you a question dawg. Yep, they mess up too dog and add a w into it.
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MightyOne
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8. October 2009 @ 15:08 |
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I hate the word "whatever" as well, simply because it seems to be my partner's main response during arguments.
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slickwill
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8. October 2009 @ 16:30 |
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I thought this website only posted technology/computer type news?
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IPRFenix
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8. October 2009 @ 16:33 |
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I agree. I can't stand people who make constant abuse/use of the words "whatever" and "like".
I've heard stuff along the lines of "Can I axe you something" far too many times. Where the hell did that X come from? I can't stand it. It's a 3 letter word, how do you fuck that up?
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emugamer
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8. October 2009 @ 16:37 |
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"like" trumps "whatever" IMO. "Whatever" is mostly used as a response, but people use "like" numerous times in strings of disjointed sentences during conversations. It's not uncommon to hear upwards of 20 "likes" during the course of conversation.
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8. October 2009 @ 18:25 |
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Originally posted by bomber991:
Always bugged me how some people say axe instead of ask.
This and "Like" are my two biggest annoyances.
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8. October 2009 @ 18:35 |
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Originally posted by slickwill:
I thought this website only posted technology/computer type news?
That is true, I decided to switch it up a little bit though, and give the regulars something different to comment on :)
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dragnandy
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8. October 2009 @ 19:32 |
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i dont think 'whatever' is that annoying. i do think that 'it is what it is' can get awfully annoying real quick. saying it twice is already too much.
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8. October 2009 @ 20:41 |
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and "lulwut" is next!!
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8. October 2009 @ 21:21 |
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meh whatever
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Ragnarok8
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8. October 2009 @ 22:14 |
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Originally posted by bam431:
meh whatever
Ditto, why do I care about this? And yeah, this doesn't even have anything to do with tech news.
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IPRFenix
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8. October 2009 @ 23:18 |
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Originally posted by dragnandy:
i do think that 'it is what it is' can get awfully annoying real quick.
In the real world, and on the internet, I've actually NEVER heard ANYONE say that before. Perhaps I'm just lucky?
That or I hear just more than enough "like" and "whatever" to make up for it.
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Footie979
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8. October 2009 @ 23:55 |
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The "axe" thing I think comes from guys not wanting to sound fey with the "s" sound, but ghetto girls do it too, so what do I know...
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9. October 2009 @ 00:12 |
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For me it has always been "I could care less." The correct phrase is "I couldn't care less."
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9. October 2009 @ 00:49 |
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haha very refreshing. we should get more of these every once in a while :)
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DDR4life
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9. October 2009 @ 03:55 |
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@ Moomoo2 & Unfocused
I heard that, man. Also when people say "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Huh?!? Ok, here I am with my cake. I have my cake. What is preventing me from eating my cake? Nothing! I have my cake, so I will eat it. End of story.
The saying is "You can't eat your cake and have it too." Because once you've eaten it you no longer have it. That, and when people say "supposably" when the word is very clearly written supposedly.
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chris4160
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9. October 2009 @ 04:44 |
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Most annoying word (or four words) = "That's what she said"... so lame.
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9. October 2009 @ 05:59 |
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I thought the most annoying words were MPAA, RIAA, and DMCA...I get very mad every time I read an article with one of those words in it.
"Whatever" does not bother me, in fact it is usualy a good thing...
Me: "What do you want to eat?"
Her: "Whatever"
Translation: I get to choose, so long as it is something that she likes.
"Like" is like very annoying you like know because like dumb people like to like say it as like everyother word that they like speek. This is just like ignorant and like annoying...but like at least like you can easily like tell that whoever like keeps saying "like" is a dumbass...it like takes longer to find that out if they don't say "like" all the time.
BTW...I am a futurama fan, so when someone says "AX" instead of "ASK" I just get a little chuckle out of it...does not bother me at all...just like when someone says "Christmas" as "X-Mas".
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emugamer
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9. October 2009 @ 06:14 |
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"prolly" instead of "probably"
Not so much hearing it. More when I read it. People are too lazy to type the extra 2 letters.
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