Chronic Iconic Abuse
The NZ Herald (amongst others) seems to be suffering from over use of the adjective Iconic. In this mornings edition they write that they fear one of Christcurch's iconic copper domes may have been stolen. The definition of iconic has long been debated and its overuse well documented. In this case the report implies that Christchurch has many copper domes and that they are all iconic. I find that annoying.
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