While we smile politely in response to clichéd communication, what’s in our mind?
You rock.
[Throw rocks? Sit in a rocker? Dance to 60s music?]
Thinking outside the box
[If you were in the box, would you be in the cemetery?]
Nowadays
“Now” is quite sufficient, thank you. On your way to your next class, please check Strunk and White’s classic out of the library and see what Mr. White has to say about superfluous words.
My bad
[In addition to making fun of a mistake which may have hurt or inconvenienced others, you are proud of not being able to use grammar correctly?]
Television commercial: “If you or a loved one has died from taking product XYZ,
contact our law office so we can represent you in our suit. You can receive money.”
[Long distance from the grave…]
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