Have A Nice Day! Exactly.

(CBS)  A weekly commentary by 60 Minutes II Correspondent Charles Grodin:

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Maybe the times we live in are making me more touchy, but actually I've been like this for years.

Sometimes words or phrases people use really get to me.

Someone I used to spend time with seemed to have a great need to appear superior on any subject.

He would hold forth on this and that, and when I or anyone else for that matter got in there with an observation, he would often say "Exactly."

It felt as though we had just passed his smart test.

"Exactly." I still cringe when I hear anyone say it. They don't have to be saying it to me, either.

The other phrase that really gets to me is "You got that right." To me, it feels like a more colorful "Exactly."

Some people I even like use "You got that right." At that moment, I like them a little less. Another expression that's come into usage lately is "No problem."

The other day I saw the host on a program on CNN thank the guest, and the guest said, "No problem."

I always feel it's odd when I buy something, a salesperson rings it up, I say, "Thank you" and they say, "No problem."

Whatever happened to "Thank you" or "You're welcome. "No problem" suggests there might have been a problem - over buying something?!

"No problem" is a gracious response from someone if you accidentally back into their bumper, not if you buy something from them.

No problem.

Of course, neither "Exactly" "You got that right" nor "No problem" bother me as much as when someone does a phony "Have a nice day."