The Most Annoying Word – What Ever Could It Be?
October 9, 2009
Marist College recently completed a survey in which 47% of Americans stated that they found the word “Whatever” to be the most annoying term in conversation. A quarter of the people found “you know” to be irritating, and “it is what it is” garnered 11% of the vote. The survey even dissected people’s dislikes by income level, race, gender, and geographic region. “Whatever” seems to be so universally distained because of the way it is pronounced (with emphasis on the What portion) and that it infers great apathy. click here for limerick