tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post1982222348065032019..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: Words I'm Looking UpJune Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-80660529283741444162010-09-02T11:10:02.188-07:002010-09-02T11:10:02.188-07:00True! Definitely a losing battle. It's just th...True! Definitely a losing battle. It's just that, as an editor, I'm always trying to find alternatives to overused and cliched expressions. So often the answer is that it's cliched for a reason. There's no better alternative!June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-6322380092550380222010-09-02T10:59:55.213-07:002010-09-02T10:59:55.213-07:00Sad but true. The overuse of the cliche (without ...Sad but true. The overuse of the cliche (without an acceptable substitute) part and the walking in LA part. Even gym rats circle the parking lot endlessly in their cars, looking for closer parking spaces. Which I think is one of my favorite LA ironies.<br /><br />Also, I looked up "walk of life" in the OED (it's what I do for kicks--don't judge me). It's been around for almost 300 years, so this may be a losing battle for you.Sharonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972215578612285738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-88528794034952755322009-06-09T13:12:55.454-07:002009-06-09T13:12:55.454-07:00I'm not a Dire Straits fan, but "He do th...I'm not a Dire Straits fan, but "He do the walk of life" is cool because it turns the cliche on its head. Makes the words real instead of mindless.June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-22060465455861560302009-06-09T12:39:12.426-07:002009-06-09T12:39:12.426-07:00Okay, yeah, but there's a sweet little pop num...Okay, yeah, but there's a sweet little pop number on Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms" album called "Walk of Life." Don't be hatin' on that. It's a different sense, of course, more of a musical thing, the backbeat that captures the rhythm and wonder of love and existence and such:<br /><br /><i>He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman<br />He do the song about the knife<br />He do the walk, he do the walk of life . . .</i><br /><br />"Be-bop-a-lua, baby what I say" and all that.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550742712966484303noreply@blogger.com