BALTIMORE -- By definition, a cliche is a worn phrase or opinion that does not show original thought by its user. Calling a left-handed pitcher a “southpaw” is a cliche. Saying “winners never quit and ...

A cliché is a phrase or opinion that feels overused and lacking in original thought. We call something a cliché when we’ve heard it a million times, so often that any meaning it once had has been ...

A few weeks ago, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, sent an email to the newsroom about clichés. To paraphrase: He wanted us to try harder to avoid them, because nobody comes to ...