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Thread ID: 87459	2008-02-21 22:30:00	What's your take on clichés?	Roscoe (6288)	PC World Chat

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642561	2008-02-21 22:30:00	A cliché has been variously described as “dead poetry,” a “trite expression,” “worn out and often redundant” and “a dull thought expressed in dull words.” Clichés are the enemy of fresh and engaging prose and we certainly don’t need them in our writing. Eliminate them now because doing away with clichés is easy. Something like the following perhaps: Hi, What’s your take on clichés? Some might say, “Oh my god, I can’t believe it, it’s awesome!” Me? It’s a tough ask but I guess I’ll take it on the chin and move on. But what sort of signal does it send to the more impressionable among us? The jury is still out on what impact it has upon them. Some think, with a treatise like this, that it is a knee jerk reaction but I think that it’s payback time. Do the math. Go figure. Hello? We don’t need an english makeover. We are staring down the barrel of a cliché pandemic. We need to kick butt and kickstart the mother of all revolutions. I don’t want this to be a kickback hidden behind closed doors. No way. I’m on a knife edge and I want to take it down to the wire. Your help would be nice. We can do this. We need closure. But in the end it’s your call. You have a nice day.:D	Roscoe (6288)
642562	2008-02-21 22:35:00	Most can take it or leave it.	R2x1 (4628)
642563	2008-02-21 23:13:00	Me? I'm sick to death of them. :D	johcar (6283)
642564	2008-02-21 23:47:00	Hi Roscoe, I suggest you create a structure allowing passage across an obstacle by joining various parts which may be made from materials of your choice. You may then decide to move over the structure in one direction or another by foot, vehicle or horse for example. Build a bridge and get over it. Most people use trite sayings every day. When I ask, “How are you?” I do not really expect an answer. The latest saying seems to be, “See ya.”	Sweep (90)
642565	2008-02-21 23:50:00	I hate them.	pctek (84)
642566	2008-02-22 00:03:00	Hi Roscoe, I suggest you create a structure allowing passage across an obstacle by joining various parts which may be made from materials of your choice. You may then decide to move over the structure in one direction or another by foot, vehicle or horse for example. Build a bridge and get over it. Very verbose, circumlocutory, loquacious and wordy. Well done!:thumbs: Any more?	Roscoe (6288)
642567	2008-02-22 00:25:00	Hi Roscoe, I suggest you create a structure allowing passage across an obstacle by joining various parts which may be made from materials of your choice. You may then decide to move over the structure in one direction or another by foot, vehicle or horse for example. Build a bridge and get over it. I would say, "Cry me a river, Build a bridge and then jump off it." Cliches are part of everyday conversation, I don't really mind them. Either way, theres not a lot you can do about it.	wratterus (105)
642568	2008-02-22 01:38:00	I would say, "Cry me a river, Build a bridge and then jump off it." Cliches are part of everyday conversation, I don't really mind them. Either way, theres not a lot you can do about it. Very good! We all enjoy the rhetorical addition of words that add nothing at all. But you're correct, they are, unfortunately, a part of everyday and yes, there is not too much you can do about it. It seems to become a habit to many people. Just a small point: Cliché is pronounced the way it is because it has an accent on the "é" and should be written with that accent. Same as café (both French words.) Pctek: I go along with you. I too, dislike them and try very hard to keep them out of my discourse. The one that annoys me most is being told, "You have a good (or nice) day." That's my choice. I'll have a good day if I want to and I don't need you to tell me what sort of a day I'll have. That's my choice.:waughh:	Roscoe (6288)
642569	2008-02-22 01:48:00	I prefer blue-sky thinking - going forward...	Deane F (8204)
642570	2008-02-22 02:02:00	Pctek: I go along with you. I too, dislike them and try very hard to keep them out of my discourse. The one that annoys me most is being told, "You have a good (or nice) day." That's my choice. I'll have a good day if I want to and I don't need you to tell me what sort of a day I'll have. That's my choice. :waughh: Hell, you must be having a bad day! A group I once worked with, used to say it was better to hear that and smile, than be bitched at. I must admit when I hear "There ya go" that I think...where am I going? Cheers, Marnie	Marnie (4574)
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