Say Farewell to Cliches
Is your glass half full or half empty? Look outside; is it raining cats or dogs? Do you find that there is no place like home?
Are all of the cliches in this post making you feel bent out of shape? Are you at your wits end yet? Well, anyhoo, time to hit the road, crack the whip, pay the piper. It’s plain and simple, I must put my best foot forward and write this blog post.
Cliches are words or expressions that are used so often, they lose their meaning. Additionally cliches are often negative and used to stereotype situations, people or places. Elearning and technical writing has no use for cliches. Simply, cliches can distract readers, listeners, or viewers from the content you are trying to deliver.
When writing, avoid using cliches. If you are unsure if a particular expression is a cliche, avoid using it, because chances are, it is a cliche. When editing my own and other’s writing, I delete all cliches. Cliches do not add meaning, rather they detract and often negate otherwise well written pieces of writing.
Hats off to you for making a clean sweep and deleting cliches. Now that you are clued in and know the cut and dry on cliches, your writing will be sharp as a tack.
At the end of the day, for an extensive list of common cliches, visit the clichesite.com.
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