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Tripping into the unknown... #1 (permalink) Sun Jul 11, 2004 14:55 pm   Tripping into the unknown...
 

It's me again with another question.

I browsed the amazon sites searching for some books that could provoce my interest I tripped over "(it) ...is taken up by clich?s".
What does this mean?

many thanks in advance.
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Set phrases, collocations, idioms and word combinations #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 11, 2004 15:47 pm   Set phrases, collocations, idioms and word combinations
 

Hi Naufragis, I think this means that a large portion of the language we use in and for our daily communication consists of set phrases - so called clich?s.
When we speak we often use collocations and word combinations that occur over and over again. Some of those phrases are overused and their meaning diminishes. It's a rare case somebody tries to invent a new word or phrase. Shakespeare did it this for example. You can read more about Shakespeare phrases in some of Alan's Language Titbits:
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Tripping into the unknown... #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 11, 2004 16:00 pm   Tripping into the unknown...
 

hi torsten,

glad to see you're working on sundays Wink

I've read this issue of alans newsletter before and it was very enjoyable to me.
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