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In defence of clichés

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Nicholas Bagnall
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Abstract

The cliché is not loved, and usage books do not have much to say in its favour. Is it possible, however, that the 20th century is being unfair to a venerable cultural device?

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Special Features
Information
English Today , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1986 , pp. 19 - 22
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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