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"Hackneyed?" Really????

Posted by:	Michael_Portantiere 11:23 am EST 12/06/13
In reply to:	I believe that without. . . - buzzie 10:26 pm EST 12/05/13

"Hackneyed" means that something is "trite, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition." A musical about a guy who falls in love with a woman but can't have because she's married to someone else might be considered "hackneyed." But can you explain how you feel that word applies to a musical about a would-be nun who falls in love with a widowed naval captain with seven children, decides to marry him rather than enter the church, and then has to leave the country with her family to escape the Nazis? P.S. "Tone deaf?" You gotta be kidding.

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