Banned Phrase

Hijacking to Vent

Please oh please, someone ban the phrase "excellent adventure" from headlines, from stories, from anywhere in the textual world except when talking about a movie involving two guys named Bill and Ted (which, it seems, may be revisited).  My Google News search found 89 uses of the phrase "excellent adventure" in the last month.  And even my college had to do one.  Sigh.

Hated Phrase of the Day

My hated phrase of the day:  "excellent adventure."  As in Barry Hollander's Excellent Adventure.  Please, try some originality, folks.  And yes, we've done it recently in my college.  A Google News search found 40 uses of a tired phrase that is no longer excellent.