A Laundry List of Hackneyed Terms, Like 'Laundry List'
The website www.newswriting.com has put together a list of "Groaners," words and phrases that are overused or misused by lazy journalists and other writers. I don't endorse this as an definitive list of terms to avoid, as each one is debatable and context is critical, but it's worth browsing. Check it out here:
http://www.newswriting.com/groaners.htm
This is not assigned reading; I offer the link here as a resource for developing writers (we're all developing, or at least we should be).
http://www.newswriting.com/groaners.htm
This is not assigned reading; I offer the link here as a resource for developing writers (we're all developing, or at least we should be).
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