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|\n| JUL    |      2018   |\n\nhttps://archive.org/details/whatwasclichebef0000bern  \n# Fact Finders\n\nWhat WasCliche  \nBetore七tBecameby Emma Carlson BerneConsultant:Robert L.McConnell,PhD大CAPSTONE PRESS  \nFact Finders Books are published by Capstone Press,1710 Roe Crest Drive,North Mankato,Minnesota 56003www.mycapstone.com  \nCopyright ◎2018by Capstone Press,a Capstone imprint.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part,or stored in aretrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without written permission of the publisher.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on the Library ofCongress website  \nISBN:978-1-5157-6390-1(library hardcover);978-1-5157-6395-6(paperback);978-1-  \n5157-6407-6(ebook)  \nEditorial Credits:  \nMichelle Bisson,editor;Bobbie Nuytten,designer;Tracy Cummins,media researcher;Laura Manthe,production specialist  \nPhoto Credits:  \nAlamy Stock Photo:CBW,10(top);iStockphoto:dovate,14,JakeOlimb,13,pringletta,16,RichVintage,21;Shutterstock:A.and I.Kruk,23,Amir Ridhwan,24,Andrey_Popov,20,CHAjAMP,9,Chettner Alexandru,12,chrisdorney,26(top),CoryThoman,7,Daxiao Productions,28(left),Dora Zett,17,Hintau Aliaksei,18(left),IuriiKachkovskyi,cover(left),Julia Tim,27,kstudija,cover and interior design element,Lenushka2012,10(bottom),Malyugin,5,MatiasDelCarmine,15,nikolpetr,18(right),Potapov Alexander,cover(right),spr,11,Srijaroen,22,VectorPot,8,VikaSuh,29,Yayayoyo,26(bottom),Zastolskiy Victor,4,Zerlina,6  \nPrinted in China.  \n010343F17  \nTable of Contents  \nChapter One  \nClichés: Let's Call a Spade a Spade……………………4  \nChapter Two  \nClichés Over Time: History Repeats Itself……12  \nChapter Three  \nAvoiding Clichés in Your Writing…………………18  \nChapter Four  \nClichés in the Future:  \nTime Waits for No Man.  \n……………24  \nGlossary…………  \n……30  \nRead More ……………  \n…30  \nCritical Thinking Questions.  \n……31  \nInternet Sites  \n………32  \nIndex……  \n………32  \nCHAPTER ONE  \n# Clichés:Let's Call a Spade a Spade\n\nClichés are the elephant in the room.When your back is against the wall,it'shard to avoid clichés in your writing.Theytend to turn up like a bad penny.You mightfind yourself using clichés willy-nilly.Afterall,they are alive and well in all of ourwriting.But with practice,you can learn toweed clichés out of your work—and you'llbe a stronger writer as a result.  \n# Figurative Writing:Clichés\n\nThe paragraph above is riddledwith clichés—familiar phrases that arecomforting to use.Everyone knows what acliché means.And clichés can explain a bigidea in ajust a few quick words—quick as arabbit,in fact.(Sorry.Writers should try toavoid clichés like the plague,but sometimesthey end up between a rock and a hardplace.Yes,these are clichés too.)  \ncliché-phrase or expression that has beenused many times and is familiar and stale  \n# What'sName?\n\nA Partial List of Clichéslnvolving Parts of 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