To Compile Most-Hated Phrases I can't tell you how glad I am to know that I'm not alone. But man , there are a lot more cranky people out there than I thought. Earlier this month , I offered a partial list of words and phrases that ought to be permanently banned from the lexicon. I asked for more. I got 'em.
People hate that.
They'd rather have knitting needles jammed into their ears than hear it again. Well, maybe I'm exaggerating. Dozens of people risked injury by rushing to their keyboards to tell me how much they loathe it. You have NOT been working, or doing anything, for 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But that's not the only phrase or word that has readers ready to go postal.