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

by Lawrence Dorfman

Book Overview

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"