There are a lot of lists on people’s personal pet peeves, but some stuff is almost universally annoying. Someone on social media asked, “What statement makes you roll your eyes immediately?” And here were some of the most popular responses:
1. Overly corporate jargon . . . “synergy,” “bandwidth,” “let’s circle back,” or “Let’s drill down, and do a deep dive into the core metrics before we reinvent the wheel on our verbiage.” (???)
2. “Alpha male.”
3. “I’ve done my research.” Especially when it was a YouTube video.
4. “We’ve ALWAYS done it that way.” Quickest way to become extinct.
5. “I’m just being honest.” Jerks justifying the things they say.
6. Bringing up astrology randomly . . . like, “I’m a Libra, so . . .”
7. “My truth.” It feels like saying “my feelings are more important.”
8. “Do you know who I am?” The classic!
9. “Money can’t buy happiness.” Another classic.
10. “You’re just too sensitive!” It’s just a way to avoid personal responsibility over your actions and words.
11. “I’m shook” or “That triggers me.”
12. “Woke.” Especially as a pejorative.
13. “As a mother . . .”
14. “I’m not racist, but . . .”
15. “I probably shouldn’t say this, but . . .”
16. “I don’t usually write reviews . . .”
17. “Everything happens for a reason.”
18. Starting any statement with “Yeah, no.”
(Here’s a previous list we did of annoying modern comments.)
