A few years ago, The Wall Street Journal declared “innovation” the most overused word in business writing, noting that it’s “in danger of becoming a cliché—if it isn’t one already.” ...

These two get mistaken for each other often, probably because they sound the same and are only differentiated by a little ...

These overused words have officially worn out their welcome Some words are better left unsaid Every year, dictionaries welcome hundreds of new words into the English language. But just as some ...

There are “common phrases that can make you sound judgmental, even when you don’t mean to be,” says. Here’s what to say ...

A new study of 15 million biomedical papers found telltale language patterns linked to ChatGPT, suggesting that AI tools are ...

A "genius"—a person with stunning intellect, or just a friend who knew where you left your phone? Here are some words that have lost meaning.

Dear Miss Manners: Two overused phrases bother me: 1. “That's a great question.” The first time someone said that to me, I thought I must be clever. Now, that phrase is so overused, it's just ...

A recent study revealed Indiana’s most overused words on resumes, as well as overused and misspelled words and phrases seen on resumes at the national level.

Salon contributor Roxane Gay, a writing professor at Eastern Illinois University, told me in an email, “When people use the word actually in many contexts, they are implying that they have ...

I have wanted to write this article for some time because it addresses a pet peeve of mine – annoying and overused phrases and words.