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A cliché by any other name…

August 20, 2010September 14, 2010 / Whispering Gums / 12 Comments

In May I posted about Michelle Kern's list of book review clichés. But, of course, book reviewers are not the only ones - or even the worst, I might suggest - to use clichés. They are rife in politics (as those of us living through a Federal election downunder know better than we'd prefer) and … Continue reading A cliché by any other name…

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