"Cliches"
Nigel Fountain
A supreme disappointment. It was neither interesting, nor insightful, nor even funny. Nor exhaustive, as even the author mentioned several cliches IN THE BOOK that were not entries in the book. It should have been titled, "A Few Mildly Related Phrases and Words That I Think People Ought Not Use." For real wit, interest, and benefit go to the classic and caustic "The Devil's Dictionary," by Ambrose Beirce, or the truly exhaustive and superb "Rawson's Dictionary of Euphemisms and Other Doubletalk," by Hugh Rawson (a copy of which was given me by Cydney Craft Macomber, thanks much!).
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