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(jù)美國(guó)馬利斯特民意調(diào)查，"whatever"（隨便）繼續(xù)穩(wěn)坐“最令人討厭的日常會(huì)話(huà)用語(yǔ)”的冠軍寶座，有39%的美國(guó)人都厭惡這個(gè)經(jīng)常被漫不經(jīng)心拋出口的詞。另外，有28%的人認(rèn)為完全多余的"like"（就像是）最令人惱火，有15%的人覺(jué)得"You know what I mean"（你懂的）是最失態(tài)的話(huà)，而"To tell you the truth"（跟你說(shuō)實(shí)話(huà)）和"actually"（事實(shí)上）分別以10%和5%緊隨其后。最后還有3%的人不確定自己最討厭的日常用語(yǔ)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“最令人討厭日常用語(yǔ)”的桂冠，當(dāng)時(shí)上榜的詞還有："you know"（你知道）（25%），"it is what it is"（這就是事實(shí)）（11%），"anyway"（總之，反正）（7%）以及"at the end of the day"（到頭來(lái)）（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(guò)對(duì)于這個(gè)問(wèn)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(huì)話(huà)中徹底消失，而年長(zhǎng)一輩對(duì)此卻不認(rèn)同。30到44歲的人中有37%認(rèn)為"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%。