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Avoid Cliches to Make Your Writing SparkleCliches may be cliches because they work, but there are other things that work better. Descriptive and plot cliches should be avoided, or at least twisted, to make your writing sparkle... but not like a diamond.
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Top Ten Zombie Movie ClichesJust because zombie movies have been popular for a long time doesn't mean they are free of any cliches that have also been around for a long time. Here's a look at ten of the top cliches of the zombie movie genre. -
Teachers, Let's Shoot the Breeze: Eliminating Cliches in Student WritingStudents think cliches are the bees' knees, but teachers know better. Exploring some "bad" examples of literature instead of crying over spilt milk time and time again. Do you want to get your students' writing to come up smelling like roses? Read on. -
5 Fantasy Story Cliches to AvoidYou've got a great idea for a new fantasy novel or short story. But just how unique is it? Make sure that your "original" story doesn't fall into this list of cliches.
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5 Horror Story Cliches to AvoidThink you've got an original horror story idea? It might have been written already. Check this list of horror story cliches to find out.
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How to Use Cliches in Your Writing EffectivelyCliches are something that you typically want to avoid but as with any writing rule there are good reasons to break it and understanding these is worthwhile.
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March Madness: The 10 Most Annoying Basketball ClichesWith March Madness is full bloom, it's time for a list of the 10 most annoying, maddening, and irritating basketball cliches. So "get your gameface on and check it out! -
'Sanctum' - Water Logged Cliches in Murky 3D"Sanctum" is not all that exciting and absolutely waterlogged with a wealth of cliches making it indistinguishable from so many other flicks we've seen. It also is a perfectly good waste of an extra dimension, and makes you want to see 3D become extinct. -
Top 5 Video Game ClichesA humorous glance at a list of some video game cliches.
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5 Most Excruciatingly Annoying Action Film ClichesMost action movies are just made up of a series of cliches that are present in every action film. These five cliches are by far the most annoying.
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Business Writing: Tips for Using Acronyms, Buzzwords, and ClichesArticle discusses pitfalls of cluttering Business Communications with Acronyms, Buzzwords and Cliches. Tips are offered to ensure writing is understandable to a broad readership.
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Five Money Cliches ReinventedMoney sayings that view money as "dirty," can prevent you from accumulating wealth and prosperity. Five money sayings that influenced me, and how to take a fresh look at the cliches such as "The rich keep getting richer."
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Descent into Cliches: A Review of "Hanna"Although "Hanna" begins with a promising storyline, it slowly grows to rely on cliches and leaves audiences dissatisfied. -
Brooklyn's Finest Reviews Count Off ClichesAs an alternative to Alice in Wonderland, the weekend's other new film has "Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua show the lives of "Brooklyn's Finest" However, critics say that more cliches are shot off than bullets.
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The 10 Worst Horror Film ClichesOne of the reasons that American horror films are so poor is because of all the horror film cliches. These are the 10 worst.
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The Ultimate List of Anime Cliches and AxiomsIf you love anime, you'll love this list of 125 anime cliches. -
These Money Cliches Can Make You Rich!We are handling money a lot different from our grandparents. We borrow money more, save less, and spend more money than ever before. Take the advice of old financial cliches to become very very wealthy.
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How to Instantly Improve Your Writing: Edit Out the ClichesWould you like to instantly improve your writing? Try editing for unnecessary cliches.
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Personal Ad Cliches: Five Things to Avoid when Writing Your Online ProfileAlthough there's no universally correct way to draft an online profile, there are some personal ad cliches that you may want to avoid. Here are five things that make me cringe - or at least roll my eyes. -
More Cliches? How to Avoid Them in Your Online Personal AdAre you deep like the ocean? While Bartleby gives good advice to online love-seekers, here are a few more ways to avoid those personal ad cliches. -
7 Things to Avoid Regarding ClichesThis article is another entry in Roddy J. Dryer's '7 Things to Avoid' series. As this series has improved hundreds of lives thus far, it only makes sense that you read all of them, over and over. -
Finding and Eliminating Cliches from WritingCliches make any writing worse. This article discusses identifying and removing them from a writing project.
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Role-Playing Game Storyline Cliches: An Incomplete ListRole-playing games are some of the best things electronic entertainment has ever produced. The cliches that have developed from them are...well...not quite the worst. There's some room for redemption.
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How to Make Use of Cliches in Online ArticlesCliches are sayings or statements that have become so ingrained on society that they are part of the social norm. A cliches can become a basic point of common knowledge that unites people together.
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5 Worst Reality TV Show ClichesThese are the five worst reality show cliches uttered by reality TV show contestants. The worst thing about t these cliches is that they simply untrue and only serve as a form of self-placation. -
Crime Fiction Writing: Ten Cliches to AvoidCrime fiction is big business at the moment, but there are certain situations that have been overplayed so much that they have become genre cliches and everybody knows what to expect next.
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The Nine Worst Baseball ClichesBaseball. America's pastime according to some, mostly the older generation. The sport might attract more new viewers if the announcers would refrain from using some of the following phrases.... -
The Dirty Dozen, the 12 Most Annoying Football ClichesOf all the popular sports, baseball and football are the most cliche-ridden. Here is a list of the most irritating, to me at least, of all the football cliches. -
Avoid Cliches when Writing OnlineWe speak fluently, we write concisely. We speak in cliche phrases, we write one word at a time. -
52 Questions About ClichesDo rabbits have "bad hare days"? Are funny farms where they keep clowns? Doesn't "getting the short end of the stick" sound painful? If you" let the cat out of the bag", won't curiosity kill it? Does "divide and conquer" work when dating Siamese Twins?
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5 of the Worst Movie Cliches EverAnyone else sick of the constant unimaginative images, cheese-holed cheesy plotlines, cut-out cookie characters, and other annoyingly recurrent items in movies? Well, I am.
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Most Used Sitcom Christmas Special ClichesTelevision is a nice little way to help unwind and relax after a long hay of doing...Whatever it is people do at their chosen professions.One of my favorite television formats growing up was the sitcom Whenever the holiday season rolled around, there s...
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Top 10 Facebook ClichesThings you get tired of seeing on facebook
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5 Ghost Story Cliches to AvoidWant to write an original ghost story? Make sure it's not on this list.
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5 Love Story Cliches to AvoidHave you got a great idea for a love story? Do you want to have it published? Check this list first-- it's possible that the story is actually a cliche.
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Horror Writing: Ten Cliches to AvoidFor anyone thinking about writing in the horror genre, there are certain situations that, over the years, have been done so often that the audience knows exactly what to expect. -
Ten Soap Opera ClichesIf you're a longtime soap fan, then you know that certain stories, plot lines, and contrivances are repeated ad nauseam to the point that you can see them coming a mile away. Here's a list of the ten most cliched soap opera plot contrivances.
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Common Cliches and Phrases: How Did They Begin?There is one for just about every scenario: a cliche;, figure of speech or metaphor. Do you ever wonder what some of them mean? Do you ever wonder where they came from? This article explores some of these sayings and their origins. -
Song Cliches that Need to DieSome of the trends in music are, shall we say, annoying enough to make you want to drive a railroad spike through your head. Here's a rundown of the major offenders.
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