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010			_a 2013047098
020			_a9780199315734 (hardback)
020			_z9780199315741 (ebook)
020			_z9780199315758 (ebook)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda
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050	0	0	_aPE1442 _b.H37 2014
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084			_aLAN000000 _aLAN016000 _aLAN021000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aHargraves, Orin, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIt's been said before : _ba guide to the use and abuse of cliches / _cOrin Hargraves.
260			_aNY _bOxford University Press _c2014
300			_axii, 229 pages ; _c25 cm
365			_aINR _b895.00
500			_aIncludes index.
505	8		_aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. Adjectival Clichés: Clichés that modify nouns or serve as predicates after linking verbs -- 2. Adverbial Clichés: Clichés that function as adverbials, describing how, when, with what, in what manner, etc. -- 3. People, Places, and Things: Clichés that function as noun phrases -- 4. Framing Devices: Clichés used to introduce, contextualize, or conclude questions or statements -- 5. Modifier Abuse: Clichés arising from extremely frequent and/or inapt collocation of particular adjectives with nouns, or of submodifying adverbs with adjectives -- 6. Predicate Clichés: Clichés beginning with a finite verb that serve as complete predicates -- 7. Quantification: Clichés that characterize quantities -- 8. Situational Clichés: Clichés consisting of complete sentences that characterize a situation or action -- 9. Clichés About Clichés: ways that people talk about or mention clichés that are themselves clichés -- 10. Appendix I: joined by "and" clichés: numerous phrases consisting of words joined by 'and'.
520			_a"Careful writers and speakers agree that clichés are generally to be avoided. However, nearly all of us continue to use them. Why do they persist in our language? In It's Been Said Before, lexicographer Orin Hargraves examines the peculiar idea and power of the cliché. He helps readers understand why certain phrases became clichés and why they should be avoided -- or why they still have life left in them. Indeed, clichés can be useful -- even powerful. And few people even agree on which expressions are clichés and which are not. Many regard any frequent idiom as a cliché, and a phrase regarded as a cliché in one context may be seen simply as an effective expression in another. Examples drawn from data about actual usage support Hargraves' identification of true clichés. They also illuminate his commentary on usage problems and helpful suggestions for eliminating clichés where they serve no useful purpose. Concise and lively, It's Been Said Before serves as a guide to the most overused phrases in the English language -- and to phrases that are used exactly as often as they should be"--
520			_a"This book provides a concise and lively guide to the most abused phrases in the English language today"--
650		0	_aClichés.
650		0	_aEnglish language _vTerms and phrases.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xUsage.
650		0	_aEnglish language _vHumor.
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Vocabulary. _2bisacsh
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955			_bxk10 2013-12-09 _ixk10 2013-12-09(Telework) to Dewey _axn05 2014-09-10 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver.
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