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 ...

I'm currently enrolled in an introductory Business Communication/Writing class (pretty cool I might say) and the instructor cautioned us to avoid 'trite expressions' in our writing/speaking/etc.

A few weeks ago I said to some students in my counselling class that counselling is not rocket science. An hour later, I realised that I had used a trite expression: not rocket science. I meant that ...

Puffs of acrid smoke plume from Teppo‘s yakatori grill, a narrow metal cookery box covered with a bent and loose mesh grate. If you’re seated at the sushi bar near the grill, you get to watch the chef ...