trite and true or tried and true

Tried and True refers to ideas that have been tried out and turn out to be valid.

"The ford hypothesis has finally been tried and true."

Trite and true on the other hand is an incorrect usage of the above phrase. It should be completely avoided in official writings.

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• soar vs sore
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• s  tested and proved to be reliable

News & Articles

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• Junk Bonds, Emerging Markets: A Bad ETF Combo Right Now
  Some combinations, think peanut butter and jelly or autumn and football, are tried and true. Others are just trying. At least that is the current state of affairs for emerging markets ETFs that hold high-yield ...
  June 12, 2013 - ETF Trends via Yahoo! Finance
• Junk Bonds, Emerging Markets: A Bad ETF Combo Right Now
  Some combinations, think peanut butter and jelly or autumn and football, are tried and true. Others are just trying. At least that is the current state of affairs for emerging markets ETFs that hold high-yield ...
  June 12, 2013 - ETF Trends via Yahoo! Finance