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... clichés . " According to the report of earnings for last quarter , our company isn't yet in desperate ( " straits , " we expect him to say , and lo and he says it ) . There is , on the other hand , some ground for ( " optimism , " we ...
... clichés . " According to the report of earnings for last quarter , our company isn't yet in desperate ( " straits , " we expect him to say , and lo and he says it ) . There is , on the other hand , some ground for ( " optimism , " we ...
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... clichés include verb and noun phrases . The former are typified by add insult to , bite off more than " arm to the lead charmed ( or dog's ) life ( or the life of Riley ) , come to the end of one's rope , over spilled sign one's John ...
... clichés include verb and noun phrases . The former are typified by add insult to , bite off more than " arm to the lead charmed ( or dog's ) life ( or the life of Riley ) , come to the end of one's rope , over spilled sign one's John ...
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... clichés , which the authors frequently designate by the terms " hackneyed , " " stale , " or " trite " rather than by the word cliché itself . Then , in your essay , sum up , with examples , what you have learned about the natural ...
... clichés , which the authors frequently designate by the terms " hackneyed , " " stale , " or " trite " rather than by the word cliché itself . Then , in your essay , sum up , with examples , what you have learned about the natural ...
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Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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