The Snark Handbook: Clichs Edition: Overused Buzzwords, Hackneyed Phrases, and Other Misuses of the English Language
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Publishing Details
The Snark Handbook: Clichs Edition: Overused Buzzwords, Hackneyed Phrases, and Other Misuses of the English Language
By (Author) Lawrence Dorfman
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
1st November 2012
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Usage and grammar guides
428
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 127mm, Height 178mm, Spine 20mm
213g
Description
CLICH: noun
Etymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clichr, 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 clichs are true, but then like most clichs, that clich is untrue. Clichs are like rationalizations: try going a week without using one. It can't be done! They are the hobgoblin of little minds. For most of us, once you begin to take notice, they are fingernails on a chalkboard.
From Shakespeare to Shakira; in music, on television, at the movies; in the boardroom, on a conference call, online or in person, clichs have taken over the world. While some nitwits might say they're just misunderstood, they didn't start out that way. There was a time when they were new and vibrant, clever and pithy. Now they're just predictablea vapid collection of much-too-familiar descriptions or metaphors that often replace smart conversation, speech, or writing.
This book is a collection of the most overused phrases of all time. Hopefully, it'll make you laugh. Hopefully, it'll make them think. And at the end of the day, if the early bird catches the worm and the slow and steady win the race . . .
Please . . . kill . . . me . . . now.
Author Bio
Lawrence Dorfman has more than thirty years of experience in the bookselling world, including stints at Simon and Schuster, Penguin, and Harry N. Abrams. He is the author of the Snark Handbook series including The Snark Handbook: Politics and Government Edition, The Snark Handbook: Insult Edition; The Snark Handbook: Sex Edition, Snark! The Herald Angels Sing, and The Snark Handbook: Clichs Edition. He lives in Connecticut.
