According to The Marist Poll， "whatever" remains the most annoying
word or phrase in conversation today. 39% of Americans despise the often
tossed about term. The uber-filler "like" is deemed the most irritating
by 28%. "You know what I mean" is considered the biggest verbal gaffe
by 15% of the population. "To tell you the truth" grates the most on 10%
while "actually" receives the dubious distinction from 5%. Three percent
are unsure. 根據(jù)美國馬利斯特民意調(diào)查，"whatever"（隨便）繼續(xù)穩(wěn)坐“最令
人討厭的日常會話用語”的冠軍寶座，有39% 的美國人都厭惡這個經(jīng)常被漫不經(jīng)
心拋出口的詞。另外，有28% 的人認為完全多余的"like"（就像是）最令人惱火，
有15% 的人覺得"You know what I mean"（你懂的）是最失態(tài)的話，而"To tell
you the truth"（跟你說實話）和"actually"（事實上）分別以10% 和5%緊隨其
后。最后還有3%的人不確定自己最討厭的日常用語是什么。

    In October 2009 ， "whatever" was crowned king with 47%. Other annoying
words and phrases included in that survey were： "you know" （25% ），
"it is what it is"（11% ）， "anyway" （7%）， and "at the end of the
day"（2%）。 Eight percent were unsure. 2009年10月，"whatever"曾以47%
的高得票率摘得“最令人討厭日常用語”的桂冠，當時上榜的詞還有："you know"
（你知道）（25% ），"it is what it is"（這就是事實）（11% ），"anyway"
（總之，反正）（7%）以及"at the end of the day" （到頭來）（2%）。有8%
的人選擇不確定。

    Younger Americans ， those 18 to 29 ， currently have a different
take. 44% of these residents wouldn't mind if "like" is abolished in everyday
conversation. Their older counterparts disagree. Among those 30 to 44 ，
37% say "whatever" gets on their nerves the most. 46% of Americans 45
to 59 and 40% of those 60 and older agree.不過對于這個問題，18到29歲的
年輕人有不同的看法。年輕人中有44% 不介意讓"like"一詞從日常會話中徹底消
失，而年長一輩對此卻不認同。30到44歲的人中有37% 認為"whatever"最令他們
厭煩，而45到59歲的人中有46% ，六十歲以上則有40%.