Plain English Campaign

Plain English Campaign: Press office: Our latest press release: "At the end of the day... we're fed up with clichés.

Plain English supporters around the world have voted "At the end of the day" as the most irritating phrase in the language.

The following terms also received multiple nominations:
24/7
absolutely
address the issue
around (in place of 'about')
awesome
ballpark figure
basically
basis ('on a weekly basis' in place of 'weekly' and so on)
bear with me
between a rock and a hard place
blue sky (thinking)
boggles the mind
bottom line
crack troops
diamond geezer
epicentre (used incorrectly)
glass half full (or half empty)
going forward
I hear what you're saying..
in terms of...
it's not rocket science
literally
move the goal-posts
ongoing
prioritise
pushing the envelope
singing from the same hymn sheet
the fact of the matter is
thinking outside the box
to be honest/to be honest with you/to be perfectly honest
touch base
up to (in place of 'about')
value-added (in general use) "