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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._re_eu/cliches

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'At the End of the Day' Tops Cliche List

LONDON - At the end of the day, it's the most irritating cliche in the English language. So says the Plain English Campaign which said the abused and overused phrase was first in a poll of most annoying cliches.

Second place went to "at this moment in time," and third to the constant use of "like," as if it were a form of punctuation. "With all due respect" came fourth.


http://www.plainenglishcampaign.com

They nailed my favorite, "thinking outside the box" whic is about as inside box talking as you can get. Dont know about that hymn one.

Other terms that received multiple nominations included: 24/7; absolutely; address the issue; around (in place of about); awesome; ballpark figure; basically; basis ("on a weekly basis" in place of "weekly" and so on); bear with me; between a rock and a hard place; bottom line; crack troops; glass half full (or half empty); I hear what you're saying; in terms of; it's not rocket science; literally; move the goal-posts; ongoing; prioritize; pushing the envelope; singing from the same hymn sheet; the fact of the matter is; thinking outside the box; to be honest/to be honest with you/to be perfectly honest and touch base.


Formed in 1979, the Plain English Campaign is an independent