The Word Space

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Connecticut Post reporter Ken Dixon is the first person I ever heard refer to the state capitol as the “hyperbolic chamber.”

As someone who has covered the capitol for years, Dixon has heard it all, but in a column this weekend he notes he has heard some words and phrases so often they have become cliche.

Dixon’s dictionary of over-used phrases will also sound familiar to anyone who has spent time on a corporate conference call.