And both from a single cause: the incessant use of words in a figurative sense.

The damage from the incessant use of motorized vehicles on trails is stark.

The themes include: drug abuse, bullying, and the media's incessant use of scare tactics.

Even Monica, I'm told, was appalled by her incessant use of the word "like" on the tapes.

The French deserve better than the incessant use of comments that have been incidentally deformed.

Its incessant use is an ego-inflating device, not a communication necessity.

His clothing, once elegant, had been soiled and torn from incessant use.

Adding to his torture was the woman's incessant use of "anyway."

IT seems you can never have too many words to describe the loud, incessant use of cellphones.

The film is memorable for its almost incessant use of the phrase, "Leave the Bronx!"