What matters most at the end o f the day...

Oops... I just said the top most irritating phrase - 'at the end of the day'. I read somewhere before that said 'at the end of the day' was the most over-used phrase.

Anyway, reproduced below is an article from news:lite

This is scientifically the most irritating article you will read today

November 7, 2008 10:03 AM

At the end of the day scientists have literally worked 24/7 to create a fairly unique list of the most irritating expressions in the English language.

With all due respect, I personally think they shouldn't of bothered. I mean

it's not rocket science, is it? Absolutely.

The boffins from Oxford University have compiled the list of the top 10 most irritating expressions by using a computer database which analyses books, newspapers, magazines, broadcast, and the internet.

They say the expression 'at the end of the day', was the most irritating, followed in second place by the phrase 'fairly unique'.

Jeremy Butterfield, author of Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare added that many annoying over-used expressions begin as office lingo, such as 24/7.

The top ten most irritating phrases:

1 - At the end of the day

2 - Fairly unique

3 - I personally

4 - At this moment in time

5 - With all due respect

6 - Absolutely

7 - It's a nightmare

8 - Shouldn't of

9 - 24/7

10 - It's not rocket science

(Source: http://newslite.tv/2008/11/07/this-is-a-scientifically-irrit.html)