EVEN the most eloquent of native English speakers can pepper their speech with “annoying” words, if they’re not careful. A recent survey by the online polling website Marist (maristpoll.marist.edu) found that Americans consider “whatever” to be the most unwelcome word in everyday life. Other disliked words and phrases include “you know” and “It is what it is”. Here’s what some of the website’s readers had to say about other unpopular expressions: