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I know this sounds obsessive, but the constant misuse of the word cliché on the internet drives me crazy. Cliché is not an adjective; it is a noun. "It sounds cliche but sue me" should be "It sounds clichéd but sue me". I don't know where this notion that cliché is an adjective came from, but it is now ''everywhere'' on the web. Pardon my lunacy. I'll go and lie down now. [[User:Jdixon|Jdixon]] 14:49, 02 August 2010 (BST)
I know this sounds obsessive, but the constant misuse of the word cliché on the internet drives me crazy. Cliché is not an adjective; it is a noun. "It sounds cliche but sue me" should be "It sounds clichéd but sue me". I don't know where this notion that cliché is an adjective came from, but it is now ''everywhere'' on the web. Pardon my lunacy. I'll go and lie down now. [[User:Jdixon|Jdixon]] 14:49, 02 August 2010 (BST)
:Haha, nothing crazy about it! I'm always happy to be corrected. In this case, however, I must disagree with you, because even though cliché originated as a French word and is still used as a noun in that language, in modern English usage, cliché can also be used as an adjective (as can cliché'd or clichéd). This is just another example of the flexibility and adaptability of American English (and why it's the dominant global language). [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] <sup>[[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]]</sup> 10:01, 2 August 2010 (EDT)