1. The New York Times has named Carolyn Ryan as Metro editor. Poynter
2. The war against cliches in journalism. The Cutline
3. The city of New York will launch an internal social network to spur innovation. gov20
4. More thoughts on the downfall of Lean Dean. Ken Doctor
Showing posts with label cliche of the month club. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cliche of the month club. Show all posts
Jan 19, 2011
Nov 19, 2008
To bake, or not to bake?
A couple cliches of November...
The "cake is baked," a not very cute way of saying "inevitable," has been getting a lot of use in recent weeks. Slightly more folksy than "done deal" and "train has left the station," the baked cake can be used to describe a whole range of inevitabile outcomes, from elections to legislation.
The second cliche isn't a phrase but a literary allusion. Shakespeare's Hamlet has been resurrected to describe the apparent indecisiveness of those offered a place in Obama's White House. Before Rahm Emanuel accepted the chief of staff job, his act was dubbed the "Forced Hamlet." Now, Hillary Clinton is being called "Secretary Hamlet" for dragging her feet on the secretary of state job - of course, several pundits think the cake is baked on this one.
The "cake is baked," a not very cute way of saying "inevitable," has been getting a lot of use in recent weeks. Slightly more folksy than "done deal" and "train has left the station," the baked cake can be used to describe a whole range of inevitabile outcomes, from elections to legislation.
The second cliche isn't a phrase but a literary allusion. Shakespeare's Hamlet has been resurrected to describe the apparent indecisiveness of those offered a place in Obama's White House. Before Rahm Emanuel accepted the chief of staff job, his act was dubbed the "Forced Hamlet." Now, Hillary Clinton is being called "Secretary Hamlet" for dragging her feet on the secretary of state job - of course, several pundits think the cake is baked on this one.
Sep 5, 2008
Cliche of the month club
The most overused phrase last month, and the month before that, was "thrown under the bus." Just about every politician in the nation - and some overseas - was either throwing someone under the bus or being thrown under the bus themselves, or both.
Although we're only five days into September, "game changer" has quickly emerged as the most nauseating phrase of the late summer campaign season.
The most overused phrase last month, and the month before that, was "thrown under the bus." Just about every politician in the nation - and some overseas - was either throwing someone under the bus or being thrown under the bus themselves, or both.
Although we're only five days into September, "game changer" has quickly emerged as the most nauseating phrase of the late summer campaign season.
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