Orin Hargraves is a lexicographer and author of language reference books. He grew up in the mountains of southwestern Colorado and graduated from the University of Chicago. A past president of the Dictionary Society of North America, Hargraves has contributed to dozens of dictionaries and other language reference books. He currently lives in Niwot, Colorado, and researches the computational use of language at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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• Introduction 1. Adjectival Clichés: Clichés that modify nouns or serve as predicates after linking verbs 2. Adverbial Clichés: Clichés that function as adverbials, describing how, when, with what, in what manner, etc. 3. People, Places, and Things: Clichés that function as noun phrases 4. Framing Devices: Clichés used to introduce, contextualize, or conclude questions or statements 5. Modifier Abuse: Clichés arising from extremely frequent and/or inapt collocation of particular adjectives with nouns, or of submodifying adverbs with adjectives6. Predicate Clichés: Clichés beginning with a finite verb that serve as complete predicates 7. Quantification: Clichés that characterize quantities 8. Situational Clichés: Clichés consisting of complete sentences that characterize a situation or action 9. Clichés About Clichés: ways that people talk about or mention clichés that are themselves clichés 10. Appendix I: joined by "and" clichés: numerous phrases consisting of words joined by 'and'

Orin Hargraves is a lexicographer and author of language reference books. He grew up in the mountains of southwestern Colorado and graduated from the University of Chicago. A past president of the Dictionary Society of North America, Hargraves has contributed to dozens of dictionaries and other language reference books. He currently lives in Niwot, Colorado, and researches the computational use of language at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

concise and punchy

• Introduction 1. Adjectival Clichés: Clichés that modify nouns or serve as predicates after linking verbs 2. Adverbial Clichés: Clichés that function as adverbials, describing how, when, with what, in what manner, etc. 3. People, Places, and Things: Clichés that function as noun phrases 4. Framing Devices: Clichés used to introduce, contextualize, or conclude questions or statements 5. Modifier Abuse: Clichés arising from extremely frequent and/or inapt collocation of particular adjectives with nouns, or of submodifying adverbs with adjectives6. Predicate Clichés: Clichés beginning with a finite verb that serve as complete predicates 7. Quantification: Clichés that characterize quantities 8. Situational Clichés: Clichés consisting of complete sentences that characterize a situation or action 9. Clichés About Clichés: ways that people talk about or mention clichés that are themselves clichés 10. Appendix I: joined by "and" clichés: numerous phrases consisting of words joined by 'and'