Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If some words are shovel-ready for a conversation, but using them could lead to accusations that you’re not giving 110%, then ...

Chad joined the DualShockers staff in mid 2009 and since then has put much of his time into covering RPGs, with a focus on the Japanese side of the genre, from the obscure to the mainstream. He's a ...

We need to think outside the box. You’ve definitely heard these clichés. You might even resort to them yourself when you’re speaking to your coworkers, your boss, your friends, or even audiences for ...

A cliché can destroy a piece of writing. Case in point: If I were to follow that first sentence with a sentence claiming that “Writers should avoid clichés like the plague,” you would, rightfully, ...

Living through economic downturns, being a target of violence or theft, witnessing political upheaval — they're all part of being human. When thrust into turbulent environments, we tend to find ...

Every “That’s what she said” followed by innuendos is a cliché still loved by many. You can be mad, annoyed and irked but there’s no denying that these clichés make life a little fun and but they ...

I ’ve always been fond of the ordinary, homespun cliché. But I chafe at its more rarefied cousins, the catchphrases of critical theory as they mellow into middle age: “the male gaze,” “Orientalism,” ...

A cliché becomes a cliché by embodying a basic truth (time flies when you're having fun) or capturing a thought in as few words as possible (with bated breath). It is then reduced to triteness by ...

Q—Mr. Arbuthnot, you are an expert in the use of the cliché, are you not? A—Yes, sir, I am a certified public cliché expert. Q—In that case would you be good enough to answer a few questions on the ...

Throughout your career, you will participate in many, many job interviews. In all of these interviews, there are a few questions you will hear time and time again. What are your strengths? What are ...