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Whilst wondering whether the word cliche is a cliche I had another thought...when exactly is the correct time to use cliches, if ever, and which cliches are too cliched to ever be used?
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boy, howdy! clichés cover a lot of territory: see Eric Partridge
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wow that is a lot of stuff on those annoying little monsters!
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Not every piece of writing has to be sparkling, original prose. The value of clichés is that they get meaning across without a lot of work by either the writer or the reader.
Whether cliché is itself a cliché might depend on how you define cliché. Its origin is from the French. It's onomatopoeic for the sound made when the matrix is dropped into molten metal to make a stereotype plate. At least that's what AHD4 says.
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