Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Yes!

... 'Iconic', the Word that must be Destroyed.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous12:55 PM

    Frank, I must disagree; perhaps my MA in art history is influencing me, but it is still a valuable word in denoting an image that is respresentative "of a culture or movement" as the OED states.

    Now, if we could get rid of "arguably," which is truly meaningless, I'd be happy.

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  2. Hi Jim,
    I think what Bryan is getting it - and it's certainly my complaint - is its overuse and often inappropriate use. As a former newspaper editor I cannot begin to tell you how many times I've seen it applied to rock singers - rock icons, you know. When I hear the word, I think of, well, icons.
    You're right about "arguably," though, and I think there are some others, though none comes to mind just now.

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