Since entering the workplace, we’ve all become accustomed to certain phrases and buzzwords repeatedly popping up in meetings or being slotted into emails.

While some common office sayings don’t bother us at all (case in point: let me check my diary); others leave us internally eye-rolling.

And we’re not alone. New research has identified the office phrases that have been irking people the most in 2018 – from “synergise” to “ecosystem”. So, is it time we collectively stopped using such sayings?

“The new generation of workers value direct communications,” advises Bradlee Allen, a product evangelist at Fuze (who conducted the research). “Phrases like ‘give 110 percent’ only cause confusion and create barriers between colleagues.

“We need to break away from jargon and move to more valuable conversations between workers.”

These are the buzzwords annoying your colleagues in 2018