Comments on: Clichés and Idioms http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250 A Blog about Words and Language(s) from alphaDictionary.com Tue, 21 May 2013 19:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 By: rbeard http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-121683 rbeard Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:23:49 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250#comment-121683 I've never heard of "wedded words" but the name seems descriptive of clichés. How would you define "idioms", "clichés", and "wedded words" so that they do not overlap? I’ve never heard of “wedded words” but the name seems descriptive of clichés. How would you define “idioms”, “clichés”, and “wedded words” so that they do not overlap?

]]> By: price http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-121672 price Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:01:19 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250#comment-121672 I actually think that you are conflating cliches with "wedded words". These are words that frequently appear together, as a chunk, though they are no less overused than cliches. Maybe it would be better to think of cliche as a blanket term for overused idioms and wedded words. What say ye? I actually think that you are conflating cliches with “wedded words”. These are words that frequently appear together, as a chunk, though they are no less overused than cliches.

Maybe it would be better to think of cliche as a blanket term for overused idioms and wedded words.

What say ye?

]]> By: rbeard http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-120879 rbeard Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:53:55 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250#comment-120879 You have a point. It should be better now. These were simply attempts at showing that alternatives to cliches do exist without attempting to create perfect replacements. I think the new one is better. You have a point. It should be better now. These were simply attempts at showing that alternatives to cliches do exist without attempting to create perfect replacements. I think the new one is better.

]]> By: The Ridger http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-120782 The Ridger Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:53:16 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250#comment-120782 "Discovery insight"? Are you serious? That sounds horrible to me. It's not enough to be different, you have to be semantically sound. “Discovery insight”? Are you serious? That sounds horrible to me. It’s not enough to be different, you have to be semantically sound.

]]> By: Joan http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250&cpage=1#comment-120430 Joan Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:50:15 +0000 http://www.alphadictionary.com/blog/?p=250#comment-120430 It seems to me, then, that an idiom can be a cliche if it is overused. It seems to me, then, that an idiom can be a cliche if it is overused.

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