Annoying words and phrases

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Someone on another thread said they hated the word 'hubby' and that got me thinking, which words and phrases do you really hate hearing?

For me, I dislike 'gotten' for some reason and I really don't like the phrase 'no brainer'

[If -> then]

Irregardless 

[return back]

Irregardless 

I once thought it was wrong, but it is now acceptable.

Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less
Pronunciation: \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\
Function: adverb
Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless
Date: circa 1912

nonstandard : regardless
usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

[Actually hor]

My pet peeve is "actually".  This word is way too overused when its omission will not subtract anything from the sentence. Many students, professionals, TV presenters and boardroom presentations are littered with this word. During seminars, when I am bored, I will count the number of times this word is used by each speaker.  Sometimes, it runs into the hundreds...

[mama drama vocab]

the drama words:
absolutely
incredible
stunning

pc-packaging words:
altercation
'police incident'

[Oh]

"Helper" when "maid" is perfectly ok.

[and another]

the drama words:
absolutely
incredible
stunning

Let's add 'amazing' to that list. Talk about an over-used word  

[Mr angry]

"I'll take that on board"
"ginormous" (cross between gigantic and enormous)
'like' interspersed between words in a sentence:

"I was like going down to the shops when, like I saw my friend and she was like going like to the the shops too"

[Vulcanl]

ending non-obvious statements with the word "right" in the interrogative

[marriedguy]

One that irks me is when Australians are interviewed on TV (ch 170 on cable for instance) they always preface their answer with yes/no.

Interviewer: "Did you think you played well?"

Sportsman "Yes/no I thought..........."

Drives me nuts.

[Cheese]

Yes-no, that's a Dutch thing, it's leaked into the Aussie vernacular.

The other weird Aussie thing is the way they start their sentences with "as well" to mean "in addition". "As well, it can get quite cold at night".

[mine has to be]

going forward...

[An Aussie/English thing]

but I can't stand "Singers" and "preggers"  Makes you guys sound like stupid schoolchildren

[recent]

I can't stand the newish phrase 'my bad'. Used often these days instead of my mistake. You can get away without saying sorry....

[$Pripps]

i vote for 'actually' actually