Phraseology Phailings

Jeez, it's Nov. 8 and this Old Grouch hasn't ranted for some time. Hypoglycemia, anyone?

I'm comforted by an article in today's New York Post about a new book, "Damp Squid," that, according to the paper as well as The London Telegraph, "lists the top 10 most pompous, grating, overused and obnoxious sayings in the English language."

First on the list: "at the end of the day ..."

Followed by "fairly unique," "I personally," "24/7," "at this moment in time," "shouldn't of" (instead of "shouldn't have"), "with all due respect," "absolutely," "it's a nightmare" and "it's not rocket science."

The Post invites readers to go online at nypost.com and tell the paper which phrases annoy you the most.

Here are three that make Old Grouch gnash his teeth:

So-and-so "and myself" went out ...

"It blew me away"

"I went to this restaurant and this waiter told me I should have this fish dish"

There are zillions of 'em. Send 'em to us, too.