> One thing that grates on my nerves is when someone has a habit of saying the same phrase repeatedly in their speech. I don't mean slang such as "I'm like..." but simply normal phrases repeatedly used in their conversation.
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> The example is a man who taught a sunday school class I attended several years ago. His pet phrase was "at that point in time." Over and over again in his lessons and in his regular conversation he would say this. I'm sure he still does it to this day. Any time I heard this man speak for any extended length of time (which was usually any time he spoke; he was long-winded) I was sure to hear "at this/that point in time" several times.

That reminds me of another word that's overused way too much: "Literally". Ever notice how when people use that word, most of the time they're just using it as filler, and sometimes they even mean the complete opposite? I've heard sentences like "He literally passed with flying colors"; now *there's* a vivid image if I've ever seen one. I remember there was even a sketch recently on "Mad TV" that made fun of the overuse of this word...

-- codeman"literally!"38