Great, Tracy! A "kitten caboodle" and a "doggy-dog world" have a nice
affinity, I think. -- Graham
Tracy Punchard wrote:
>Just recently in a class discussion of cliches my students were shocked
>to discover the phrase is "nipped in the bud" and not "butt". Later
>that week I received an assignment with the phrase "the whole kitten
>caboodle" which truly shows we use cliches without thinking about their
>meaning. Did the student not pause to wonder what a kitten caboodle
>might actually refer to? RIP George Orwell.
>
>
>
>Tracy Punchard.
>
>Tracy Punchard, PhD
>School of UT Arts and Sciences
>Selkirk College
>301 Frank Beinder Way
>Castlegar, BC V1N 3J1
>(250) 365 1318
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>
>
>>>>Roger Graves <[log in to unmask]> 11/02/06 11:11am >>>
>>>>
>>>>
>I have been asked to participate on a radio show tomorrow in a segment
>
>on cliches in honor of National Cliche Day. Does anybody out there have
>
>any old chestnuts they would like to share? Any favourite student
>phrasings? I await your responses with baited breath.
>
>Roger Graves
>
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