I have compiled a list of several words or phrases that I normally avoid using because I can't help but roll my eyeballs every time I encounter them in everyday speech. Note that business executives are some of the most notorious offenders because of their desire to impress colleagues and clients. Here are some of the most annoyingly ubiquitous words and phrases in the English language. I'm sure you will agree with me:
- Because of the fact that/in view of the fact that - makes for long and convoluted sentences;
- at the end of the day - makes for an impressive speech, but totally unnecessary;
- my two cents' worth - another useless idiomatic expression; a futile attempt at being humble
- inner beauty - c'mmon, what are we, beauty pageant contestants?
- epitome - *cringes upon hearing the word* Use this and you're branded GAY for life
- at this point in time - say this only when you're still thinking of something intelligent to say and you need time
- Going forward - oh please, I can feel the words coming out of my ears during business meetings and conferences
- Incentivize - pure torture; my ears bleed each and every time
- Pro-active - I feel like I need to exercise and go vegetarian
- out-of-the-box - so overused, I feel like covering the speaker's head with a box
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