Roger Graves wrote:
> 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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Have you ever noticed how people who start their stories with "To make a
long story short..." routinely fail to do so? That's a cliche with
irony... To me, though, some of the most insidious and detestable
cliches are the relatively new ones born in political backchambers and
corporate boardrooms. "Window of opportunity" comes to mind (and there
are lots more where that one comes from...)
Ginny Ryan
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