Comments on: Are you abusing these 10 most irritating office phrases?

By: Donald

Donald — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:39:21 +0000

While not a phrase, how about the misuse of “I” as in , “My boss couldn’t find Bob and I because we were goofing off at the golf course all day.” “Me” is the object case of “I”.

Or this one…”how do I say”, repeated said throughout the thrice-weekly conference calls during the six-month life of the project. At first, it was annoying, then I sobbed. Later, I entertained myself during the call by trying to predict the next occurrence.

Or another…”each and every”. Use one or the other, but please not both.

By: Mike T

Mike T — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:25:07 +0000

“It’s not rocket science”

I hope not! Rocket science is already 65 years old.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:33:29 +0000

With all due respect, at the end of the day, I personally find this absolutely a fairly unique nightmare that shouldn’t of affected my 24/7 day-to-day. After all, it’s not rocket science.

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:51:12 +0000

To Anita–I have my teeny big girl panties on. That’s the great thing about freedom; we also get to decide who we want to listen to and who we want to “turn the ears off to”. I guess you forgot that freedom extends to us as well. We get to judge ourselves whether we think drivel is coming out. Mr. Pustule; sounds like you lost your sense of humor–lighten up. I learned a great deal from this “venting”. It never occurred to me that ASAP would be irritating to anyone. I now write the word out. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:55:16 +0000

I once had a boss who would come by my desk 4-5 times a day and ask “How’s it going?”. How do you even answer that? If I’m not at your desk asking for help, then it is going well, thank you.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:50:26 +0000

Here’s a great one: “Can I ask you a question?”

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:37:43 +0000

How about “various assundry” and “for all intensive purposes”. Yikes! Where’d YOU go to school?? Mute point, irrigradless and expecially are strong runners up. Here are some others I frequently come accross in written correspondence; “and-hoc” “do dillygence” “deformation of character” and “et all”. Come on people….

By: Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:33:25 +0000

At this moment in time and with all due respect, I personally applaud Butterballs’ fairly unique observations on these overly used phrases. It’s a nightmare and society shouldn’t of succumbed to these bad habits 24/7. Hey, at the end of the day, it’s not rocket science. Let’s just stop saying these things. Absolutely!

By: Cliff

Cliff — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:50:12 +0000

People seem to be starting sentences with “Sooooo” a lot lately. My bggest pet peeve though is “again”.. As in … And again, we have to find a better way to…”… Even if the person never siad it the first time, so it’s not “again”.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:44:48 +0000

“That’s a good question” but “I have to be honest” “clearly”, I don’t have the “bandwidth” nor do I “have a sec” to reply to such nonsense, and if I did, I’d have to “run it up the flagpole” first. “Capeesh”?