You have to avoid using dreaded cliches when you write research, non-fiction, fiction, or even office documents. These phrases are often trite, and repeated over again.
They are useful for speeches or vernacular, they represent an idea that most people will understand easily. Usually they are a colorful hyperbole, and may use a lyrical or poetic paralipsis.
In real life, many people use these phrases. A sophisticated professional should be careful to use these phrases. Yet, they summarize a big idea in a small sentence. The media uses them frequently, especially tabloids.
Here is a list of them:
Time after time
Phone it in
Make a long story short
One size fits all
Channel surfing
Easy as 1, 2, 3
I beg to differ
Know the ropes
Urban myth
Twice as nice
They are useful for speeches or vernacular, they represent an idea that most people will understand easily. Usually they are a colorful hyperbole, and may use a lyrical or poetic paralipsis.
In real life, many people use these phrases. A sophisticated professional should be careful to use these phrases. Yet, they summarize a big idea in a small sentence. The media uses them frequently, especially tabloids.
Here is a list of them:
Time after time
Phone it in
Make a long story short
One size fits all
Channel surfing
Easy as 1, 2, 3
I beg to differ
Know the ropes
Urban myth
Twice as nice
