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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Run Havoc’ Edition)

From our That’s Just So Sad desk Here at the Global Worldwide Headquarters, the hardtsking staff  has long lamented the slow-motion decline of what used to be called “clear idiomatic English.” Unclear idiotmatic English is more like it nowadays. For … Continue reading

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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Tamper Down’ Edition)

From our That’s Just Sad desk Every now and again the hardclipping staff chronicles the mangled phrases uttered by the differently clichéd among us and, man, they are legion. Here’s our latest batch, in reverse chronological order. • The other … Continue reading

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