Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/U.S. Air Force/Reuters/Tim Warner/Getty ...
Tired of cliches, trite expressions and hackneyed phrases? Perhaps knowing the fascinating origins of “cliche,” “trite” and “hackneyed” will make the worn-out language they denote more bearable. Or ...
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Joseph Epstein’s disappointment in over-the-top phrasing is appreciated (“The Incredibly Massive Number of Hackneyed Words Is Surreal,” op-ed, April 4). The example that drives me nuts is “very unique ...
After languishing in development hell for years — filmmakers of the calibre of Ron Howard and JJ Abrams had evinced interest in the author Stephen King’s titular magnum opus — Danish director Nikolaj ...
Each week The Sun’s John McIntyre presents a relatively obscure but evocative word with which you may not be familiar, another brick to add to the wall of your vocabulary. This week’s word: A hackney ...
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