Frazz by Jef Mallett for February 11, 2013

I am confident that clichés become cliche because they’re used so often. Which probably indicates that, initially (before they got to be cliche), they were quite good in getting a thought across.

Just repetitive, unless you are actually using a cliche.

I hope Caufield isn’t an only child….

Interesting. Despite the comic and the first two comments, my favorite dictionary lists “cliche” only as a noun. For an adjective they list only “cliched”.

(Disclaimer: I resist using diacritical marks which the French use to remind themselves how their words used to be spelled. Join me in my crusade!)

Self-parody on how clichéd the Mrs. Olsen/Caulfield “Are there any questions?” thing has become.

Thank you for sharing that with us.

pschearer: I am bothered by spell checks that think resumé should resume. Like the song says, “Resumé, resumé mucho”.

Oh dear. Like others of his generation Caulfield thinks that “cliché” is an adjective.

http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/cliche.html

Mrs Olsen needs to start asking if there are any relevant questions.

What do you call it if you misuse the word “ironic”?

exoticdoc – Cliches often become cliches because they contain an element of truth.

Which itself is a cliche…