Beware of Clichés
Clichés – stale phrases that have lost impact due to over-usage – are frowned upon and considered unimaginative and superficial, such as “a picture is worth a thousand words,” or “all that glitters is not gold.” Dull. Boring. Lazy. Banal. Sophisticated writers cringe at clichés to the point of outright snobbism. Characters are portrayed as [...]