Somebody has compiled a list of the 10 most irritating phrases and it would seem that I use almost all of them^*, “24/7”, which I guess makes me “fairly unique”.

I will make a defence of “I personally”.  A lot of the time in the media people are not speaking personally they are speaking collectively, in other words on behalf of organisations whether it be the government, business or pressure groups.  So, it is reasonable to make the distinction when the views you are expressing are genuinely your views and not those of the organisation you represent.

^* The one I don’t use is “With all due respect”.  No prizes for guessing why.