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17 Words That Must Go Away

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:00:06 CST

If the newly popular phrase "adorkable" makes you cringe (thanks, Zooey Deschanel), you're not alone. It tops Julie Gerstein's list on The Frisky of 17 words and phrases that need to be retired as we head into 2012: Redonkulous : Use the actual word—ridiculous—because "redonkulous sounds like the name...

Science Nails Most Irritating Sound: Whining

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:22:02 CDT

If the sound of a child whining makes you want to claw out your own eardrums, don’t worry: Science backs you up. A new study shows whining is, in fact, the most annoying sound to adults—even worse than a baby crying, a table saw, and “motherese” baby talk. Participants...

Guess the Most Annoying Word. Ever.

Matt Cantor — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:42:06 CST

“Whatever” is, like, the most annoying word in the English language, a poll finds—for the second year in a row, notes Reuters. The Marist survey of more than 1,000 Americans found that almost 39% think “whatever” is the most annoying English word or phrase; runners up were “like,...

Most Annoying Facebook Habits

Harry Kimball — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:40:01 CDT

Facebook's got something to annoy everyone, it seems, and Brandon Griggs runs down the most annoying characteristics of Facebookers for CNN. A sampling: The Compulsive Poster: "Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn't mean we all want to know when you're waiting for the bus." "The Friend-Padder": The average...