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- Nov. 3: National Men Make Dinner Day, Cliche Day, Sandwich DayMen in the kitchen, that's so cliche, and sandwiches.
- 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.
- 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."
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.- The Cliche PoemHere is a fun exercise to to make your students aware of cliches and why they should avoid them. Have them write a poem using nothing but cliches...
- 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.
- 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.
- Obama State of the Union Masters the ClicheAnd by the way, this is relevant, because in the recent State of the Union Speech, Obama used every cliche that is listed below
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.- 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.
- Top 5 Video Game ClichesA humorous glance at a list of some video game cliches.
- 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.
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!- 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...
- The Cliche StoreI was out of clichés. And for a detective in my line of work, who lives in cheap paper back novels, being out of clichés was worse than being out of booze, bullets and dames.
- The Day I Lived a ClicheAn afternoon walk with the dog goes horribly wrong. This involves and iPod, adrenaline, an ant attack, and complete disregard for common sense.
- Science Fiction Writing: Ten Cliches to AvoidAdoption into the mainstream makes science fiction both easy to sell, and hard to write without seeming tired and cliched. Here are ten situations you should steer away from, and some variations to consider if you're determined to proceed.
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.- Cliche Elves?I usually don't rant. In all, it goes against my better nature. That said, I've been horrified by the number of academics flooding fantasy with 'expert' opinions recently. For my part, I'd like to make some small contribution to dispelling these misnomers.
- Horrible Sports Cliche Gone BadWhy is the phrase accepted. What does it mean? What does anything mean?
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.- Finding and Eliminating Cliches from WritingCliches make any writing worse. This article discusses identifying and removing them from a writing project.
- The Curiosity of Cliche's - What is Your Cliche Today?What is a cliche'?
- Some of My Favorite Sports ClichesTime to step up
How to Use Simile, Metaphor, Irony and Hyperbole in Your WritingThere are many people who don't know what it means to write well. Some people confuse proper search engine optimization or editing with writing. Others confuse it with proper spelling and grammar. The truth is that good writing is a highly creative process.- Have Fun with Cliches!There's always more than one way to look at a cliche!
- How to Instantly Improve Your Writing: Edit Out the ClichesWould you like to instantly improve your writing? Try editing for unnecessary cliches.
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.- Conversations with God: Cliche and BoringA review of the film Conversations With God.
- 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.
- 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.
- “The Woman in Black” (2012) Isn’t Scary.An avid movie lover's review of the new horror flick "The Woman in Black" starring Daniel Radcliffe
The Bickerson Revival Part IIIIt's about our favorite office non-couple who have reached the ultimate fork in the road and have to decide whether they should date or remain friends forever. Let's see what they decide.- AbsenceA poem about missing a lot of people that once were in my life. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder".
