Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Irritating words and phrases | |
Posted by: | Sam Hearn | |
Date/Time: | 26/03/15 10:53:00 |
Where did it all start? I blame the Bills. William Tyndale closely followed by William Shakespeare. Both were elegant wordsmiths and produced so many beautiful and memorable "word paintings" that for centuries no one from peasants and prostitutes to Presidents and Prime Ministers has been able to resist recycling their work until these wonderful cultural artefacts have become tired old clichés. |