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Avoiding Trite Language and Overused Expressions by Candice Chovanec Melzow ... The term trite language refers to expressions that have been used over and over again until they become clichés. These expressions are so familiar that they have lost their original effect and, at times, appear generic and insincere to...
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www.uhv.edu/ac/student/writing/grammartip2006.04.18.htm
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Big problems with acronyms and trite buzzwords ... Many ordinary folks use trite language ... Because our language habits are generally out of awareness, it's difficult to cull out these trite expressions. We don't notice them easily.
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www.hodu.com/trite.shtml
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trite mean? ... • TRITE (adjective); The adjective TRITE has 1 sense: ... Familiarity information: TRITE used as an adjective is very rare.
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www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/trite.htm
www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/trite.htm
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November 26, 2009 @ 6:52 am · Filed by Mark Liberman under Language and culture ... Every so often on Language Log we discuss inflectional (commoner) vs. periphrastic (more common) comparatives and superlatives, and the topic has come up again and again on ADS-L and sci.lang, often in response to someone's claim that...
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languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/
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From the Flower Pot Men to Clangers to the Teletubbies, there are many British children's television characters who don't speak in discernible language, whereas American children's television is extremely focused on verbal humo(u)r (click on any of the Sesame Street or Howdy Doody links above).
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separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/
separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/
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