CLICHES

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What is cliché?

Origin

Usage

Examples of clichés?

How to overcome cliché?

WHAT IS A CLICHÉ?

clichés are the metaphors and turn of phrases or an expression that have become tired by its overuse that it becomes annoying.

The first time around, they convey a distinct message in a very funny way—and that makes them repeatable. After too much use, however, they just become corny. E.g. I knew, to this day ,next thing. These are used without noticing that we are using clichés.

It is used so often that it loses freshness and meaning. But “clichés” are not always false or inaccurate ; a cliché may or may not be true .some are stereotypes, but some are simply facts and truisms .

Cont.... A cliché can also refer to an

idea that has come to have special meaning ,different from its literal meaning.

E.g. apple of my eye.

As busy as bee.

All that glitters is not gold.

To be the acid test.

ORIGIN

In printing, a cliché was a printing plate cast from movable type. This is also called a stereotype. When letters were set one at a time, it made sense to cast a phrase used repeatedly . "Cliché" came to mean such a ready-made phrase.

USAGE

Cliché is a noun that is also used as an adjective, although some dictionaries do not recognize the adjective sense.

All dictionaries consulted recognize a derived adjective with the same meaning, clichéd

or clichéd

Examples of CLICHÉ

 1. a little of this, a little of that

"What did you have for dinner?" "A little of this, a little of that." "In other words, some of everything." "Yeah.“

~a mélange of several things

2 .A cat has nine lives: someone might be having problems now, but there are many chances to do well or succeed

~His career reminds that a cat has nine lives

 3. I 'm so busy. Sorry!

4. Moment of truth : the moment in which something important will be shown or decide

~It's the moment of truth. Either we'll get the contract or we won't.

5. acid test.

6. Better late than never.

~It is better to conclude something late than never to conclude it.

7. cold feet 

~afraid; anxious; wanting to quit; especially used in describing a man or woman shortly be marriage.

8. (Doing something) to beat the band 

~Impressive. Better than everything else.

Why we should eliminate cliché's

Cliché's are something a symptom of lazy communication .

the person using the clichés hasn’t bothered to search for original words to convey the intended meaning .

Assuming their common meaning while ignoring your specific use of them, as a result ,they can be obstacles to successful communication. so it act as a barrier to communication.

Cliché as a barrier to communication...

acid test at loose ends babe in the woods better late than never brought back to reality black as pitch blind as a bat bolt from the blue busy as a bee/beaver cat's meow cool as a cucumber cool, calm, and collected crack of dawn crushing blow cry over spilt milk dead as a doornail dog-eat-dog world don...

How to overcome cliché's

1.make sentences clear instead of making it concise.

 

2.check your words twice before we hit the send button.

 

3.try to find out weather you have heard or seen the following.

 

4.Give the reader fresh and new thing .so that they feel interesting to through it.

 

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