13 of my favorite misused or over used words
- Adage ~ an old saying illustrating some universal truth
- Analogy ~ particular resemblance between things otherwise unalike
- Anecdote ~ an interesting or amusing story
- Banality ~ overused, common and lacking originality
- Cliche’ ~ something that has become overly familiar or commonplace
- Epitome’ ~ the perfect representation ~ quintessential
- Euphemism ~ a polite word or phrase used in place of an offensive one
- Hackneyed ~ common place, pedestrian, dull from overuse
- Insipid ~ lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate or challenge
- Metaphor ~ a figure of speech comprised of a word or phase that transfers its meaning to to another use as a means of illustration EX: drowning in paperwork
- Platitude ~ trite remark often spoken as original though
- Quintessence ~ the purest essence of something
- Vapid ~ stale, lacking liveliness
