By the end of the day, I wish I could get by without hearing someone say,

[Baitball Blogger]

"At the end of the day."

Seems to be a very popular saying in this day when we are dealing with short attention spans and people feel like they have to wrap their ideas before the next commercial break.

[unblock]

1. "being that..."

why did this become popular?

at the end of the day, it means the same thing as "because", so why not just use that word?

[VOX]

2. "going/moving forward" pops up every 5 minutes.

As long as there's the possibility of forward movement, I guess.

[a kennedy]

10. Yup, this is the one that grates on me......ugh. eom

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. "make a long story short.."..but they never do!

That's my pet peeve line.

[becca da bakkah]

12. I Think It Was Steve Allen Who Used To Quip....

...."To Make A Long Story Even Longer!" I always use that given the slightest opportunity.

[Awsi Dooger]

4. At the end of the day it is what it is

You know

Actually we've slowly removed the You Know. I guess that's a positive. When I was a sportswriter decades ago it was easy to jot down quotes because every sentence had so many natural lulls: "I was working on my blocking...you know...and I started thinking...you know...that I could use the same technique...you know...even if it was a pass...you know."

Sometimes I was tempted to actually write it that way. I'm sure an editor would have intervened.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. "You know" has been replaced by. Be like...

An abbreviation for "be like" is i.e.

[klook]

6. With all due respect,

you are spot on.

Got two of my pet peeves into one sentence!

I also have a visceral reaction when people say trite expressions the wrong way, such as "for all intensive purposes," "it's a doggy dog world," and "without further adieu."

But hey, when all is said undone, I'm not waiting with baited breath. I could care less.

[cwydro]

11. Lol. It's "bated" breath.

Not baited.

[Grammy23]

14. I suppose if they ate canned sardines for lunch their breath would be "baited".

😳😜😵

[Skittles]

7. "neither here nor there"

gawd

[FSogol]

8. For me it's: "It is what it is."

I have oversight responsibilities over dozens of construction projects and hear contractors and workers saying that about 4 times a minute.

[Coventina]

9. I hate that one as well.

Way to say something without saying anything.

[NRaleighLiberal]

13. And "make no mistake". A former CEO used that constantly

[kairos12]

15. I hate how "no problem" has replaced your welcome.

[Doug the Dem]

16. "I could care less"

So wtf does THAT mean???

[left-of-center2012]

17. I'd rather hear "At the end of the day" than ...

"It is what it is."

[Doug the Dem]

18. Used by Reporters and Pundits: "Full Disclosure"

"I'm married to the podiatrist of Senator Jones."

I could also do without "the optics" and "the metrics." What was wrong with appearances and numbers?