There are numerous “..lys” that are annoying. It started with basically and spread - everyone seems to have their own now. I have one friend who uses essentially constantly. My boss says typically about twice in every sentence; if you took it away from him I don’t think he could talk. But the other day he slipped in historically. I agree, however, that actually beats them all. Call someone on the phone - “He’s actually at lunch; he’s actually in a meeting.” Ewww...