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Title: Too many cliches
Post by: harry_aus on November 06, 2009, 04:48:26 PM

Whether its the media, everyday conversations, and
even in English learning-environments, we are all being constantly  bombarded with far too many overused cliches. Some are as old as the hills.
Government leaders and politicians, who should know better, toss them around at the drop of a hat. And in contemporary movies - well, they take the cake.
I've therefore made a personal resolution, starting right now, to cease using cliches.
From now on, I will be avoiding them, like the plaque.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Eagle on November 06, 2009, 05:07:14 PM

I don't like plaque either, ditto for the plague.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: kitano on November 06, 2009, 05:30:29 PM

it really gets my goat

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Monkey King on November 06, 2009, 06:27:57 PM

No offense, but at the end of the day, it's not rocket science is it?

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/11/oxford-research/

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Day Dreamer on November 07, 2009, 01:46:42 AM

Quote from: MK on November 06, 2009, 06:27:57 PM

No offense, but at the end of the day, it's not rocket science is it?

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2008/11/oxford-research/

Nor is it brain surgery

(Brain Science?)
(Rocket Surgery?)

BTW, Good eye, Eagle
(Eagle Eye)

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Lotus Eater on November 07, 2009, 08:15:02 AM

Excuse me, I don't have to be an airline pilot to understand this!  The books by Don Watkins are really interesting on the barstardisation of English.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Day Dreamer on November 22, 2009, 03:46:53 AM

I was going to post on this thread far more often, but then decided to take it one day at a time.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: George on November 22, 2009, 03:54:35 AM

Better late than never.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: harry_aus on November 22, 2009, 04:44:36 AM

I agree. Not a good idea to charge at things
like a bull in a china shop.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Day Dreamer on November 22, 2009, 04:55:20 AM

Quote from: harry_aus on November 22, 2009, 04:44:36 AM

I agree. Not a good idea to charge at things
like a bull in a china shop.

That's so true, after all, if you break it, you bought it

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Day Dreamer on November 29, 2009, 05:19:57 AM

Nobody here but me, my how the mighty have fallen

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: kitano on November 29, 2009, 06:12:06 AM

we need more blue sky thinking

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Escaped Lunatic on November 29, 2009, 07:36:24 AM

Only if every cloud has a silver lining.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: DWA on November 29, 2009, 08:38:02 AM

But, that would put me Somewhere Over the Rainbow now wouldn't it?

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: AMonk on November 29, 2009, 10:27:34 AM

Doesn't matter.  It's all pie-in-the-sky, anyway

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Foscolo on November 29, 2009, 11:15:39 AM

When I saw this thread I was like, oh-my-god, that's so true. You know what I mean, right? Avoiding clichés is awesome.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Borkya on November 29, 2009, 02:04:56 PM

Totally!

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: ArialFont on November 29, 2009, 06:46:21 PM

That's what she said.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Monkey King on November 29, 2009, 07:15:52 PM

bump

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: harry_aus on November 29, 2009, 07:54:12 PM

The Guardian (UK) newspaper commissioned a survey on over-used cliches in the
media and internet in 2006. That "found that "at the end of the day" was the most over-used cliché in newspapers and websites - clocking up an eye-watering 3,347 mentions between January and June".
Coming in behind that were "level playing field", "wealth of experience", and
(the excruciating!) "thinking outside the box".

Yesterday, I heard a daytime radio interview with some politician who
used the "elephant in the room" metaphor. And last night, unbelievably!,
watching a TV current affairs program, that same "elephant-in-the-room" was spoken twice, by two different people, in the space of 40 minutes!
But I've no idea what, why, and how, this pachiderm is supposed to be doing in some room?

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: mae on November 30, 2009, 12:37:38 AM

Actions speak louder than words...............

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: adamsmith on November 30, 2009, 02:22:07 AM

but a picture is worth a thousand words. This leads to the question, which speaks louder, actions or pictures?
 bibibibibi

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Day Dreamer on November 30, 2009, 03:27:39 AM

Funny, last week in my adult class I did a whole period on clichés. At first they thought what's the value as I didn't explain them. There are about 250 of the most common ones. Next class (at the end of the day  kkkkkkkkkk )they were amazed.

it just shows to go you

I love spoonerisms too but not too mucking fuch

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: xwarrior on January 09, 2010, 04:22:59 AM

Clear as mud, to me.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: harry_aus on January 11, 2010, 04:07:41 AM

Quote

I love spoonerisms too but not too mucking fuch

 "While out on the river in a punt..."
"I saw Reverend Spooner in front..."
 "He said: "What a day gay!"..."
"And: "Anchors aweigh!"..."
"And: "Make way for my podding sunt!"
 aeaeaeaeae

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: DaDan on January 12, 2010, 02:10:44 AM

Don't let anyone blow smoke up yer a$$...
 ababababab

http://tophattobacco.com/blog/07/21/tobacco-smoke-enema-really/

(http://tophattobacco.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Smoke-Enema-Kit.jpg)

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Day Dreamer on April 04, 2010, 04:52:15 AM

Know your enemas  llllllllll

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: latefordinner on April 04, 2010, 02:25:29 PM

keep your friends close and your enemas closer

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: kitano on April 04, 2010, 05:23:35 PM

my enema's enema is not always my friend

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Escaped Lunatic on April 05, 2010, 12:58:01 AM

Is your friend's enema also your enema?

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: AMonk on April 05, 2010, 01:24:53 AM

Quote from: Escaped Lunatic on April 05, 2010, 12:58:01 AM

Is your friend's enema also your enema?

 mmmmmmmmmm Invitation to STD? aoaoaoaoao

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Mr Nobody on April 05, 2010, 08:12:46 AM

Well, I guess an enema always gets it in the end.

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Day Dreamer on April 05, 2010, 11:24:21 PM

Why not, you should give 'til it hurts

Title: Re: Too many cliches
Post by: Escaped Lunatic on April 07, 2010, 08:22:13 PM

Is an enema the lowest form of back stabber?  ahahahahah