Clichés, Trite Sayings, Dead Metaphors, and Stale Figures of Speech in Composition Instruction* | ncte.org

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Clichés, Trite Sayings, Dead Metaphors, and Stale Figures of Speech in Composition Instruction^*
Author(s): Don L. F. Nilsen¹
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¹ Arizona State University, Tempe
Source: College Composition & Communication, Volume 27, Issue 3, Oct 1976, p. 278 - 282
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58680/ccc197616573
- Published online: 01 Oct 1976

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