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Dorfman, Lawrence.
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Clichés -- Humor.
English language -- Idioms -- Humor.
English language -- Terms and phrases -- Humor.
English language -- Usage -- Humor.
English language -- Humor.
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Dorfman, Lawrence.
Clichés -- Humor.
English language -- Idioms -- Humor.
English language -- Terms and phrases -- Humor.
English language -- Usage -- Humor.
English language -- Humor.
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The
snark
handbook
:
clichés
edition
:
overused
buzzwords
,
hackneyed
phrases
, and
other
misuses
of the
English
language
/ Lawrence Dorfman ; in collaboration with James Michael Naccarato.
by
Dorfman, Lawrence.
Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
Call #:
808.87 D695sc
Subjects
Clichés
-- Humor.
English
language
-- Idioms -- Humor.
English
language
-- Terms and
phrases
-- Humor.
English
language
-- Usage -- Humor.
English
language
-- Humor.
ISBN:
9781616086350 (pbk.)
1616086351 (pbk.)
Description:
ix, 154 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Summary:
"
Clichés
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,
clichés
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 predictable -- a 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. Lawrence Dorfman is the author of the
Snark
Handbook
series including the Politics and Government
Edition
, the Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring, the Insult
Edition
, the Sex
Edition
, and
Snark
! The Herald Angels Sing. He lives in Hamden, Connecticut"--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
American wit and humor.
Other authors:
Naccarato, James Michael, 1953-
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