> Any other "creative" uses of the English language that drive any of you people up a wall?

The "I'm like" one doesn't bother me, actually, although I guess it would if I heard it seriously too much. I tend to use it a lot when I'm joking around or imitating or something, because it's such a hilariously nonsensical construction. Some of life's most grating pains double as hysterical comedy, and sometimes it's advantageous to try to convert one to the other. (That's what watching bad movies on purpose is all about.)

The one I hate, and that I know others here do also, is "I could care less." This is a stupid statement and says nearly nothing at all. The expression is "I couldn't care less." That's what makes sense and says what you're trying to say anyway.

Starting sentences with "Being as" or "Being that" is another one. It grates on my nerves. I grew up saying "Seeing as" which is only marginally better, if that, but I happily realized just this moment that I must have kicked that subconsciously ages ago, because I can't even remember the last time I said it. "Since" is the appropriate replacement, and "because" works also.