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. 根据美国马利斯特民意调查，"whatever"（随便）继续稳坐“最令
人讨厌的日常会话用语”的冠军宝座，有39% 的美国人都厌恶这个经常被漫不经
心抛出口的词。另外，有28% 的人认为完全多余的"like"（就像是）最令人恼火，
有15% 的人觉得"You know what I mean"（你懂的）是最失态的话，而"To tell
you the truth"（跟你说实话）和"actually"（事实上）分别以10% 和5%紧随其
后。最后还有3%的人不确定自己最讨厌的日常用语是什么。

    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“最令人讨厌日常用语”的桂冠，当时上榜的词还有："you know"
（你知道）（25% ），"it is what it is"（这就是事实）（11% ），"anyway"
（总之，反正）（7%）以及"at the end of the day" （到头来）（2%）。有8%
的人选择不确定。

    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.不过对于这个问题，18到29岁的
年轻人有不同的看法。年轻人中有44% 不介意让"like"一词从日常会话中彻底消
失，而年长一辈对此却不认同。30到44岁的人中有37% 认为"whatever"最令他们
厌烦，而45到59岁的人中有46% ，六十岁以上则有40%.