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Old 12-19-2011, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A New York state pollster said its survey of U.S. adults indicates "whatever" reigns for the third consecutive year as the most annoying word in conversation.

The Marist Poll of 1,026 adults, conducted via telephone Nov. 8-10, found 38 percent of respondents consider "whatever" to be the most annoying word used in casual conversation while 20 percent said they disliked "like" and 19 percent cited "you know."



Read more: 'Whatever' tops poll of annoying words - UPI.com
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Old 12-19-2011, 08:48 AM
 
Location: Chicago
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Like, whatever.
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Old 12-19-2011, 08:57 AM
 
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Well, "Like" and "You know" are just ways to fill in spaces. "Whatever" is dismissive of the other person's point of view.
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Old 12-19-2011, 08:58 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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I know someone that uses the word Duh all the time and he is a doctor. Believe it or not the doctor doesn't want people to ask questions.
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Old 12-19-2011, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Neither here nor there
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I mostly take "whatever" to mean "to each his own".
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Old 12-19-2011, 05:34 PM
 
Location: State of Washington (2016)
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My teenager used to say this to me so whenever she asked me for money, I just said "Whatever!" to show her how I felt.
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Old 12-19-2011, 06:47 PM
 
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Probably because it was once the stereotypical word that teenagers and other people use to dismiss a subject. Anyway it was once my favorite word. I even had a t-shirt that said it.
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Old 12-19-2011, 08:04 PM
 
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My personal favorite to hate is "my bad". It should also rank high on the most stupid words ever used list.

I'm also very tired of hearing "awesome".
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Old 12-20-2011, 04:37 PM
 
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"whatever" is definately one of the top ones for me....right up there with "baby mamma"
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Old 12-20-2011, 07:46 PM
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Location: Suburban Dallas
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I'd love to see that word get someone fired from work.
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