London, Nov 7 : There are some phrases and words that drive us literally mad. Now, researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list of top ten most irritating expressions.
The expression ''at the end of the day'' topped the list while the phrase ''fairly unique'' came second.
The tautological statement "I personally" landed the third spot and the grammatically incorrect "shouldn''t of", instead of "shouldn''t have" was also included in the top ten.
The enraging misusages appear in Jeremy Butterfield''s book called ''Damp Squid'', named after the mistake of confusing a squid with a squib, a type of firework.