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Clichs: Avoid Them Like the Plague!
Nigel Fountain
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Description for Clichs: Avoid Them Like the Plague!
Hardcover. Cliches have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at cliches in their many forms and shows where they came from and why they should be avoided. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Clichés have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at clichés in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases ('move the goal posts'), worn-out sayings ('all hands on deck'), pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument ('to be perfectly honest'), technical terms used out of context ('collateral damage'), and many others. It ... Read more
At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Clichés have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at clichés in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases ('move the goal posts'), worn-out sayings ('all hands on deck'), pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument ('to be perfectly honest'), technical terms used out of context ('collateral damage'), and many others. It ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Michael O'Mara
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843174868
SKU
KAK0012498
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Nigel Fountain
Nigel Fountain is a writer, broadcaster and journalist who has written for many publications, including The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, The New Statesman, The Oldie, the London Evening Standard, the New York Soho Weekly News, History Today, New Society, Oz magazine and Time Out. His documentary work for Radio 4 and BBC2 has ranged from style magazines and ... Read more
Reviews for Clichs: Avoid Them Like the Plague!
They're the everyday phrases that we all love to hate - and all love to use. Author Nigel Fountain cuts to the chase and tells us what they really mean
Mail on Sunday
Guides the reader through the origins, histories and meanings of cliches in every form
The Oldie
Mail on Sunday
Guides the reader through the origins, histories and meanings of cliches in every form
The Oldie