cliches

Siegel's shots are dirty, his dialogue sharp, and his knack for avoiding cliches is rare.

Sundance: We Review Patton Oswalt’s New Sports Comedy ‘Big Fan’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009

And they were developed as NOT twins, so hopefully that will help me not do the twin cliches?

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » StarE’s Review Forum 2009

In short, while some bigoted columnists entertain cliches about the inscrutability of the Afghans, they appear to be a reality-based community.

What The Thunder Said | ATTACKERMAN 2009

One of my favourite writers who does smouldering sex withotu cliches is Tobsha Lerner – thought she does lots of showing as well as sexual tension build up.

Sex Scenes on Paper « Write Anything 2009

The woman speaks in cliches plays fast an lose with the truth and appears to have little concenr for her shortcomings

McCain: Palin bills were for 'troopergate' 2009

Roth is lovingly attentive to Newark, but evokes the rural landscape in cliches: This was the wide-open spaces.

Philip Roth's "Nemesis," reviewed by Roxana Robinson Roxana Robinson 2010

The show struggles with what it might mean to promote a "national" design that doesn't trade in cliches of national identity.

Gopnik's Daily Pic: Mexican Design Blake Gopnik 2010

The music itself was interesting, but Adams has hit a wall, I'd say: his early, chugging minimalist style is played out but he replaced that with more dissonance so .... he's now using cliches from the Second Viennese School and the post-war modernists that were played out 30 years ago.

Your shape stupendous 2008

The reason that cliches become cliches is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication. —

Terry Pratchett Quote of the Day | Living the Liminal 2008

The reason that cliches become cliches is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication. —

13 | February | 2008 | Living the Liminal 2008