The “goodness” cliche
John Zeratsky asks:
When discussing the use of Ajax in web applications, why must bloggers always call it “Ajax goodness”?
The simple reason is that it is an advertising cliche of the form nouny-adjective + goodness, i.e. “chocolately goodness.” It’s been popularized in american cinema.
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on November 4th, 2005 at 11:03 am
Wow, I can’t believe there is a real answer to that question. Very impressive