美國人票選最討厭日常用語 whatever榮獲兩連冠

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。

根據美國馬利斯特民意調查，"whatever"(隨便)繼續穩坐“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常被漫不經心拋出口的詞。另外，有28%的人認爲完全多餘的"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%緊隨其後。最後還有3%的人不確定自己最討厭的日常用語是什麼。

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。

不過對於這個問題，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%認爲"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%。