Clichés: Avoid Them Like The Plague

Name: Clichés: Avoid Them Like The Plague
Brand: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
SKU: 9781843174868
Price: 14.44 EUR
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★★★★★

English

By (author): Nigel Fountain

At the end of the day, when it comes to getting your head around clichés, everybody seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. Clichés have become such a familiar part of the English language and people's everyday speech that many are now trite, meaningless and often quite irritating. This book looks at clichés in their many forms - once useful but overworked catch phrases ('move the goal posts'), worn-out sayings ('all hands on deck'), pointless phrases used to conceal a weak argument ('to be perfectly honest'), technical terms used out of context ('collateral damage'), and many others. It shows where they came from and, with examples from people who ought to know better, why they should be avoided. Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread . . . See more

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Product Details

Dimensions: 125 x 185mm
Publication Date: 06 Sep 2012
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781843174868

About Nigel Fountain

Nigel Fountain is a writer broadcaster and journalist who has written for many publications including The Guardian The Observer The Sunday Times The New Statesman The Oldie the London Evening Standard the New York Soho Weekly News History Today New Society Oz magazine and Time Out. His documentary work for Radio 4 and BBC2 has ranged from style magazines and the history of thrillers to dance halls and the events of 1968. He was a commissioning obituaries editor on The Guardian for many years and co-editor of City Limits magazine. His books include: Days Like These (a novel); two volumes from the 'Voices From the Twentieth Century' series Women at War and The Battle of Britain and the Blitz; Underground: The London Alternative Press 1966-74; Lost Empires: The Phenomenon of Theatres Past Present And Future; and the award-winning WWII: The People's Story. He read Politics at York University.