Clinch, My Ass...

I absolutely hate the word "clinch."

"Clinch" is just one of those words that really give me the red ass, much like the words "yadda" and "staycation" before it. It simply grates on my soul and fills me with such ire against humanity.

The past few weeks have been filled to the overflow tank with phrases like, "Obama could CLINCH the nomination after next week's primaries" or "Hillary could still CLINCH the nomination if enough super delegates switch sides." On the news, on the Internet, in the brainpans of countless sycophants and professional political image doctors across this nation, the word "clinch" is damned well everywhere.

Perhaps it is because "clinch" is a close cousin to the word "clench," as in Earl couldn't stand the constant use of the word 'clinch' because hearing it a thousand times over the course of the past hour has made his anal sphincter clench tightly, preventing him from sitting comfortably.

More likely it is because I'm thoroughly exhausted from hearing the same fucking word every five minutes. "Word fatigue" is exactly why they invented a thesaurus...

...Damnit.

Instead of using the same word, why don't we liven up the discussion by utilizing words of similar meaning or perhaps invent entirely new phrases to employ?