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Author:   Orin Hargraves (Lexicographer and language researcher, Lexicographer and language researcher)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 24.30cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 16.20cm
Weight:   0.494kg
ISBN:  

9780199315734

ISBN 10:   0199315736
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   11 September 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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"Introduction 1. Adjectival Clichés: Clichés that modify nouns or serve as predicates after linking verbs 2. Adverbial Clichés: Clichés that function as adverbials, describing how, when, with what, in what manner, etc. 3. People, Places, and Things: Clichés that function as noun phrases 4. Framing Devices: Clichés used to introduce, contextualize, or conclude questions or statements 5. Modifier Abuse: Clichés arising from extremely frequent and/or inapt collocation of particular adjectives with nouns, or of submodifying adverbs with adjectives 6. Predicate Clichés: Clichés beginning with a finite verb that serve as complete predicates 7. Quantification: Clichés that characterize quantities 8. Situational Clichés: Clichés consisting of complete sentences that characterize a situation or action 9. Clichés About Clichés: ways that people talk about or mention clichés that are themselves clichés 10. Appendix I: joined by ""and"" clichés: numerous phrases consisting of words joined by 'and'"

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[A]ll the information you need to help in making judgements about your own writing Sue Magee, The BookBag an incisive and engaging catalog of stock phrases Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal Europe

an incisive and engaging catalog of stock phrases Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal Europe

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Orin Hargraves is a lexicographer and author of language reference books. He grew up in the mountains of southwestern Colorado and graduated from the University of Chicago. A past president of the Dictionary Society of North America, Hargraves has contributed to dozens of dictionaries and other language reference books. He currently lives in Niwot, Colorado, and researches the computational use of language at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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