Hate the ‘fiscal cliff’? It’s on the 2013 list of words to ban

As the country stood perched on a “fiscal cliff,” legions of word lovers stood up and declaimed “Enough!” It’s not their taxes they were angry about. No, they were angry with that odd, melodramatic metaphor itself, and how overused it is.

via Hate the ‘fiscal cliff’? It’s on the 2013 list of words to ban – latimes.com.