“Same old, same old” and “It is what it is” may be two of the most annoying phrases that have seeped unnoticed into our daily conversations. So many of our exchanges with family and friends have become laced with cliches, idioms, or all sorts of space fillers. It is an overused version of small talk that could be described as tiny talk.
Different phrases that may come to mind are only more earworms that burrow…