Certain words and phrases have worn out their welcome over the past year, according to Lake Superior State University, which released a list of which tiresome phrases you should strike from your conversations.
The top offender and phrase banished from 2022: “Wait, what?” Judges call the phrase “disingenuous, divergent, and deflective.”
- Wait, what?
- No worries
- At the end of the day
- That being said
- Asking for a friend
- Circle back
- Deep dive
- New normal
- You’re on mute (in reference to virtual meetings)
- Supply chain (the scapegoat for everything that doesn’t happen or arrive on time)
Which one of these words/ phrases are you guilty of over using?
Me: #2, #3 What are yours?