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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.


Marist College embarked on an interesting endeavor
To learn the phrase that’s most annoying, not clever
Its ongoing dispersal
Makes its dislike universal
Though its frequent users will respond . . . Whatever!