To the Editor:
Re “A Litany of Clichés,” by Michael Massing (Opinion visitor essay, April 30):
Michael Massing and I are on the identical web page in terms of the quotidian and over-the-top use of hackneyed language.
Most scribes profess to keep away from clichés, however nowadays those that ship on their guarantees are few and much between.
The actual fact of the matter is that when all is alleged and carried out, on the finish of the day most writers take the straightforward manner out, and keep away from the highway not taken.
I suppose it’s what it’s. In any case, actions converse louder than phrases.
Henry Von Kohorn
Princeton, N.J.
To the Editor:
Thanks to Michael Massing for a consultant litany of clichés, diminished solely by the absence of essentially the most, nicely, iconic one in use as we speak.
Robert Lebeau
Princeton, N.J.
To the Editor:
Thanks for Michael Massing’s beneficial, exhaustive compilation of clichés. He appears to have omitted one. Maybe he may add it at some point.
“Going ahead,” that’s.
Michael Brief
Wayland, Mass.
