The top-10 irritating phrases

Apparently, someone at Oxford has a whole lot more time on their hands than I do. They've compiled a list of the 10 most irritating phrases.

The top ten most irritating phrases:

1. At the end of the day
2. Fairly unique
3. I personally
4. At this moment in time
5. With all due respect
6. Absolutely
7. It's a nightmare
8. Shouldn't of [instead of "shouldn't have"]
9. 24/7
10. It's not rocket science

This list has a decidedly British slant to it. We Americans have WAY more expertise at coming up with annoying catch phrases. I can think of a number of them right off the top of my head that are WAY more irritating than those in the list above. Here's a sampling.

1. It is what it is
2. New paradigm
3. Think outside the box
4. Be proactive

How about you? Do you have any pet peeve phrases that drive you bananas? Leave a comment to add your $.02 to the topic.