Hey, Americans ...

[blamebrampton]

Do you ever use forms of cliché other than plain old cliché? Such as clichéd or clichés? I see it used in a manner that I would consider wrong so often that I am wondering if it is one of those wacky idioms that English develops up all around the world. Or it could just be young people today with their emo music and Twittering ...

Comments

[aliciajd]

I've noticed the dropping of the d and s by writers in the HP fandom, but I just thought it was a misguided attempt at British usage. It looks very wrong when ever I see it. As a 59 year old American with a long-ago degree in English, I would use the d and s in the same manner as you would.