Comments on: Most Hated Clichés in English

By: Rita

Rita — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:06:38 +0000

NIce, though I am guilty of many of these. I agree with Sandy – “political correctness gone mad” and “spiralling out of control” as also “you see” are cliches.

By: sweetestsadist

sweetestsadist — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:37:51 +0000

I just looked the writer up. It’s a guy. With a girl’s name. That’s probably why he’s such a bitter misanthrope. And Rana, I know one of the sentences is not a complete sentence. Don’t use grammatical mistakes of other’s to give yourself a feeling of superiority over your critics. If you want people to care about the criticisms you stated in your article, learn to accept criticism. You look like a douche.

By: sweetestsadist

sweetestsadist — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:31:53 +0000

Wow. People don’t apologize for using these. Only about a third of these actually had validity. The rest, are just things that annoy the cynical jerk of a writer. He/she obviously just has a superiority complex. Here, let me condense the list for you: 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 18. 19 and 20 must be dismissed because nobody outside of cheesy 80’s action movies use them. All the others are things that people either say to be nice or to help get his or her point across in a discussion. The writer of this column is just an over-analytical jacka ss who needs to insult others to feel like an intellectual.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:30:49 +0000

What about “political correctness gone mad” and “spiralling out of control”?

By: PR Mace

PR Mace — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:36:57 +0000

Sorry, I somtimes use a couple of these: I won’t tell you which ones and my husband will say,” I know, I know.” I hate the phase: my bad.

By: rutherfranc

rutherfranc — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:46:47 +0000

lawyers should read this, they are the experts in making a simple sentence confusing..

By: Debra Mann

Debra Mann — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:21:48 +0000

I haven’t laughed so hard like that in a long time! It wasn’t that the phrases were funny, but your witty comebacks to them. Although, I’m guilty as charged, I’ve said a few of them. Well, I won’t REALLY be charged. lol…

By: gerry

gerry — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:00:35 +0000

Well, there you go! I wish I could get my head round that! Basically! I see where you’re coming from! Will be in touch!

By: murray0009

murray0009 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:59:20 +0000

to think outside the box is to be broadminded and use your imagination.so why don’t they just say that
the cliche that i find exeptionally annoying is AT THE END OF THE DAY
can we start a world wide movement to stop it’s useage

By: R.B. Parsley

R.B. Parsley — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:56:17 +0000

Rana,
I'm guilty!!! What can I say, but great article!! I have a few of these I use quite often, but exactly what is thinking ouside the box anyway? I don't live in a box, I live in a house! I think there are quite a few here that does get very annoying when you hear them, and I hear quite a few of them on a daily basis, due to working with the public. Again great article!!! Keep up the great work, Rana.

Randy