Have a Nice Day--No Problem!: A Dictionary of Cliches

by Christine Ammer

Book Overview

The newest, biggest, and most informative collection of cliches. With 3,000 cliches, this new title in the Plume Books for Word Watchers series goes from square one to the last word on the subject.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525933948
• ISBN13: 9780525933946
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A superb, readable reference work!

As odd as this may sound for a reference work, I found ( & continue to find) this book a joy to read. Ammer covers almost every known cliche, always aptly noting whether they are currently in use or on the way out ("obsolescent"). Her style is breezy & literary at the same time, & her research into origins is impressive and entertaining. This is a book I often take off my shelf - not only for clarification of cliches that wing my way, but for sheer readability. Quite a feat!

Informative but dull

Informative, yes. This "dictionary" lists 3000 worn out phrases that writers ought to avoid. It gives a contemporary definition of each along with an historical background. The cover design and title suggest that the book would also provide some entertainment. It does not.