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“You Take the Cake!” (& Other Ruined Expressions)

“No, Really:  Bring . . the . . Cake!” Thanks to popular culture, some perfectly innocuous phrases have been ruined. To pick just one example, son #2 and I were bringing his birthday cake, ice cream, etc. to the party room where we were hosting his friends the other weekend. My hands were full, so...
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“You Take the Cake!” (& Other Ruined Expressions)

“No, Really:  Bring . . the . . Cake!” Thanks to popular culture, some perfectly innocuous phrases have been ruined. To pick just one example, my 13 year-old son and I were bringing his birthday cake, ice cream, etc. to the party room where we were hosting his friends the other weekend. My hands were...
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Synonyms for “the check is in the mail”

Avoiding Cliches What do you tell a client who just sold their home, but pre-signed the closing documents and therefore wasn’t at closing to collect their proceeds check? Unfortunately, it just doesn’t sound right to tell someone that “their check is in the mail.” Instead, I told them that “Edina Title had mailed the check and...
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