Words/phrases you may/not like to see 'axed'

Here's a link  to the article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65634829

Do you use any of these?

The only one I consciously use is 'so' at the beginning of sentences.

The top 10 are:

1. Going forward

2. No disrespect, but…

3. 'like' as a filler

4. I wanted to reach out

5. I'm not gonna lie

6. Basically

7. Let's go offline

8. 'So' at the start of a sentence

9. The 'optics' of something

10. My bad

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  • It annoys me when people say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less" - It doesn't make sense!

    Another one I've noticed recently is people saying "all the sudden" instead of "all of a sudden"

    And of course people saying "literally" when they don't actually mean what they're saying literally. 

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  • It annoys me when people say "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less" - It doesn't make sense!

    Another one I've noticed recently is people saying "all the sudden" instead of "all of a sudden"

    And of course people saying "literally" when they don't actually mean what they're saying literally. 

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