Examples of cliché in the following topics:
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Appropriate Language
- Nonetheless, one should avoid unnecessarily complicated language, jargon, and clichés.
- A cliché is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning, or effect, and even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.
- While clichés have a certain usefulness insofar as they can quickly communicate familiar ideas, they are rarely appropriate in formal writing.
- The reason we want to avoid using clichés in academic writing is that they tend to be ambiguous and can come off as overly colloquial and informal.
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Italics
- The only exceptions are words that have been integrated into English like cliché, patio, and karate.
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Causation
- It is almost a cliché that correlation does not mean causation.
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Categorizing Art
- A particular work of art may blend or combine genres but each genre has a recognizable group of conventions, clichés and tropes.
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The Importance of Organization
- "Wisdom" offered without information and knowledge to ground it in reality may come across as a vapid collection of clichés.
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Academic Painting and Sculpture
- Academic art was first criticized by realist artists for its use of idealism: based on idealistic clichés and representing mythical and legendary motives while contemporary social concerns were being ignored .
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Art Nouveau
- Some line and curve patterns became graphic clichés that were later found in works of artists from many parts of the world.
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Delivering the Goods
- Clichés like "it's good to be here" and "thank you very much for listening" rarely amount to more than fluff.
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Understanding Copywriting + The Elements of Copy
- The call to action need not be stale, humorless, or cliché, however.