The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition: Overused Buzzwords, Hackneyed Phrases, and Other Misuses of the English Language

by Lawrence Dorfman

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CLICH noun
Etymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clich r, to stereotype, of imitative origin
Date: 1892
1: a trite phrase or expression; also: the idea expressed by it
2: a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation
3: something that has become overly familiar or commonplace

In the words of Stephen Fry, "It is a clich that most clich s are true, but then like most clich s, that clich...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1616086351

ISBN13:9781616086350

Release Date:November 2012

Publisher:Skyhorse Publishing

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.1" x 7.0"

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