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« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2009, 09:15:39 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2009, 12:04:56 AM » |
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« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2009, 04:46:21 AM » |
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That's what she said.
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« Reply #18 on: November 29, 2009, 05:15:52 AM » |
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"woof!"
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« Reply #19 on: November 29, 2009, 05:54:12 AM » |
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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?
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« Reply #20 on: November 29, 2009, 10:37:38 AM » |
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Actions speak louder than words...............
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« Reply #21 on: November 29, 2009, 12:22:07 PM » |
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but a picture is worth a thousand words. This leads to the question, which speaks louder, actions or pictures?  |
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« Reply #22 on: November 29, 2009, 01:27:39 PM » |
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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  )they were amazed. it just shows to go you I love spoonerisms too but not too mucking fuch |
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« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2010, 02:22:59 PM » |
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Clear as mud, to me.
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« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2010, 02:07:41 PM » |
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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!"  |
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« Reply #25 on: January 11, 2010, 12:10:44 PM » |
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« Reply #26 on: April 03, 2010, 03:52:15 PM » |
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« Reply #27 on: April 04, 2010, 01:25:29 AM » |
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keep your friends close and your enemas closer
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« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2010, 04:23:35 AM » |
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my enema's enema is not always my friend
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« Reply #29 on: April 04, 2010, 11:58:01 AM » |
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Is your friend's enema also your enema?
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