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:::Jdixon, that's a pet peeve you'll probably have to get over, and it's neither remotely new nor restricted to the internet. Even the OED has long given "3c. Used as adj. Stereotyped, hackneyed.", and I don't think it's going anywhere. --[[User:KyleT|KyleT]] 13:11, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
:::Jdixon, that's a pet peeve you'll probably have to get over, and it's neither remotely new nor restricted to the internet. Even the OED has long given "3c. Used as adj. Stereotyped, hackneyed.", and I don't think it's going anywhere. --[[User:KyleT|KyleT]] 13:11, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
::::I appreciate the support, Kyle, but remember that I'm talking about ''American'' English, not the starched variety that the British speak (and that the OED defines). Although ''in this case'', both American and British English accept its usage as an adjective, this is definitely not always the case. Just because something is acceptable in British English doesn't mean it is so in American English, and vice versa. I want to make sure that we stick to the relevant topic at hand and not dive off the deep end into all the different variations on the English language. [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] <sup>[[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]]</sup> 13:27, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
::::I appreciate the support, Kyle, but remember that I'm talking about ''American'' English, not the starched variety that the British speak (and that the OED defines). Although ''in this case'', both American and British English accept its usage as an adjective, this is definitely not always the case. Just because something is acceptable in British English doesn't mean it is so in American English, and vice versa. I want to make sure that we stick to the relevant topic at hand and not dive off the deep end into all the different variations on the English language. [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] <sup>[[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]]</sup> 13:27, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
:::::OK, point taken, but check any American dictionary (e.g. Merriam-Webster's), and you'll find the same thing. This has nothing to do with the topic at hand, which is that "cliché" is accepted as an adjective by every dictionary on the planet and as such this isn't a "misuse" at all. --[[User:KyleT|KyleT]] 13:39, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
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