Part 2 of 3 - Clichés. See if you can spot the cliches in the article below. Post them in this feed. The person with the most gets a free 25-minute lesson at Accent Ebisu or via Skype using our ALN cloud system after all 3 parts have been posted. *Only one lesson is given. Offer ends July 21st, 2014. Here is Part 2. You have to get up pretty early in the morning to catch me using a cliché. So let’s get the ball rolling. Let’s get up to speed here. Let’s take the gloves off. Let’s pull out all the stops. Let’s push the envelope. Let’s circle the wagons and stop kicking the can down the road. We need to wrap our minds around this perfect storm and think outside the box. But, you kids: don’t try this at home. In the court of public opinion, clichés are a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they make your meaning clear as a bell; but on the other hand, long story short, in a heartbeat you’re confronted by a bunch of strange bedfellows who are shocked, shocked! That doesn’t pass the smell test. Left to their own devices, these Einsteins seem to be having a field day with all their bells and whistles. They should give it a rest. They need to get over themselves, beyond a shadow of a doubt. After all is said and done, this could have been a teachable moment—but, nooo! They had to turn it into a witch hunt. **This grammar tip was contributed by Tom Stern** Part 3, to be posted this Monday the 14th of July, 8am Tokyo time.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 03:44:54 +0000
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