The Dictionary of Clichés: A Word Lover's Guide to 4,000 Overused Phrases and Almost-Pleasing Platitudes Christine Ammer
Cliches and Platitudes for All Occasions Knock Knock
A Plethora of Platitudes: A Collection of Cliches and an Assortment of Adages Jay Smith [available via Kindle, but as yet unpurchased]
Platitudes, cliches and adages are pervasive in almost every part of our everyday lives and in every part of our culture. Every day we either hear them or use them ourselves, often without thinking about them. These "words of wisdom" express our feelings about love, time, money, health, wealth, humor and every aspect of life in general. Usually, they are a shorthand way of expressing an idea. The words used, in most cases, are not meant to be taken literally. Because of their common usage we can ascertain their meaning even in their shorthand form.There are thousands of platitudes and no one can claim to have heard all of them. Each one can have variations, which express the same, or even different ideas and will change from region to region. Their meaning can also be open to interpretation by the person who uses them.
The Little Red Book Of Government Platitudes Roland A Nimitz
a collection of over 200 platitudes espoused by government employees involved in the acquisition, development & engineering of military hardware for the US armed forces. Along with each platitude is a short explanation of what these often times obscure platitudes actually mean. The origins of often heard, but rarely understood platitudes such as "faster and funnier please", "they're going to steal our thunder" and "we're a self-licking ice cream cone" are finally revealed in terms any lay person can understand. The work represents the author's 34 years of collective wisdom in the military acquisition business and provides the reader with a rare glimpse into this often bizarre and unexplainable world.