A note from NPR standards editor Mark Memmot throws a cup of cold wassail over holiday-season clichés. A selection of his phrases to avoid:
– “Tis the season to …” No, it tisn’t.
– “Oh, the weather outside is …” Don’t put that song in my head!
– “It’s beginning to look a lot like …” Not that one either!
Perhaps to head off criticism, Memmot also advises against comparisons to the Grinch.
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