If you use a cliche, putting "proverbial" in front of it does NOT make it fresh.
I've seen this several times lately, and it never gets new:
So John put the proverbial cart before the horse.
You hit the proverbial nail on the head that time!
Keep it up, and I'll hit the proverbial ceiling.
Alicia
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OK, this made me laugh so loudly, I had to tell the people in my office what was funny.
It should have been labelled NSWF!
Now, now, Whirlochre, putting "proverbial" in front of anything makes you postmodern! So go for it!
Alicia
I have a random question--if you've answered it, please let me know and sorry for the trouble.
Where do you come down on the whole "as though..." was/were thing? As though she were the adult here, as though she was the adult. If I were sick, if I was sick. I see was a lot in books--is that acceptable?
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