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It's been said before, a guide to the use and abuse of clichés, Orin Hargraves

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It's been said before, a guide to the use and abuse of clichés, Orin Hargraves

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eng

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

It's been said before

Oclc number

961161786

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Orin Hargraves

Sub title

a guide to the use and abuse of clichés

Summary

Languge: History & General Works. Careful writers and speakers agree that cliches are generally to be avoided. However, nearly all of us continue to use them. Why do they persist in our language? In It's Been Said Before, lexicographer Orin Hargraves examines the peculiar idea and power of the cliche. He helps readers understand why certain phrases became cliches and why they should be avoided - or why they still have life left in them. Indeed, cliches can be useful - even powerful. And few people even agree on which expressions are cliches and which are not. Many regard any frequent idiom as a cliche, and a phrase regarded as a cliche in one context may be seen simply as an effective expression in another. Examples drawn from data about actual usage support Hargraves' identification of true cliches. They also illuminate his commentary on usage problems and helpful suggestions for eliminating cliches where they serve no useful purpose

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