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 ...

Countless books have been written on the various ways to edit. Today’s column describes one key step in whatever procedure you may choose: edit to weed useless words. As you review your first draft, ...

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.