Part 1 of 3 - Clichés. See if you can spot the cliches in the article below. Post them in this feed. The person with the most gets a free 25-minute lesson at Accent Ebisu or via Skype using our ALN cloud system after all 3 parts have been posted. *Only one lesson is given. Offer ends July 21st, 2014. Here is Part 1. Cliché Masterpiece Theater My friend said in no uncertain terms: “Let’s cut to the chase. It goes without saying clichés are something you should kick to the curb, where the rubber meets the road. They stick out like a sore thumb. They spread like wildfire. If you want to be a good writer, don’t go there or you’ll be thrown under the bus. You’ll have your name dragged through the mud. It’s as plain as the nose on your face. That being said, at the end of the day, for all intents and purposes, the bottom line is that when you use them, all bets are off. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out; this isn’t brain surgery. It is what it is.” “Tell me what you really think,” I quipped. I was just jerking his chain since I didn’t have a dog in this fight. But by the same token, you can’t have it both ways. I knew I had to step up to the plate. “Dude,” I intoned, “the long and the short of it is, anyone who thinks I’m not on the same page is barking up the wrong tree. It boggles the mind and it’s freaking me out. I won’t take it lying down.” **This grammar tip was contributed by Tom Stern** Part 2, to be posted this Friday the 4th of July, 8am Tokyo time.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:16:59 +0000
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