I ran across one cliche site, then another, then another..Here they are. Great weekend reading.
The Movie Cliches List .
Men on rafts, jungles, deserts or other extended duty don’t have to carry razors because their beards don’t grow. Counterpoint: Unless they drink, in which case 3-day stubble appears in 3 hrs.
The cops never show up during massive gun battles in city streets that involve bystanders and exploding cars. After the fact, you might just a siren in the distance.
The phone rings. Caller says, “You better check out what’s on the news on Channel 13”. He turns on channel 13 and gets the report from the beginning.
There’s no question about it is a prolific cliche and deserves a special category all its own. This cliche runs rampant in the sports world and has begun to make inroads into political jargon. It’s only a matter of time before it infects the entire English language. Here are some examples of how one usually hears it:
“He’s the best quarterback of all time, there’s no question about it.” This comment might occur during an extended sports talk show devoted to this highly subjective and almost impossible to quantify topic. If there’s no question about it, why are we even having this discussion? “No question about it” is just a cliche way of saying “That’s my opinion” and sounding authoritative about it. Another way to get the same effect is with the word arguably. If you state: “He’s arguably the best quarterback of all time”, you must really know what you’re talking about. It seems you’re even willing to get into an argument.
“The Cowboys will dominate the Cardinals today, there’s no question about it.” Really? No question? If the matter is not in question, why are we bothering to play the silly game?
Overused Science Fiction Cliches
Fun, albeit enough detail to boggle the mind.
I sent along an addition to Van Sickle. Phew!
Some people really hate that….
40 bucks is not cheap for a jpole. After its hitting a surface….
And some else…….
the most interest…
Elvis…
Suzy told me you wrote nicely, I am glad I visited this page now….