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Author : Nigel Fountain
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 184317796X
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Clichés written by Nigel Fountain and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-09-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread ...
Author : Stella Bullo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108580319
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Talking in Clichés written by Stella Bullo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, social perspectives, and even academic studies of language, have considered clichés as a hackneyed, tired, lazy, unthinking and uninspiring form of communication. Authored by two established scholars in the fields of Systemic-Functional Linguistics and Discourse Studies and Pragmatics, this cutting-edge book comprehensively explores the perception and use of clichés in language from these complementary perspectives. It draws data from a variety of both written and spoken sources, to re-interrogate and re-imagine the nature, role and usage of clichés, identifying the innovative and creative ways in which the concepts are utilised in communication, interaction, and in self-presentation. Observing a rich, complex layering of usage, the authors deconstruct the many and varied ways in which clichés operate and are interdependently constructed; from the role they play in discourse in general, to their functions as argumentative strategies, as constructs of social cognition, as politeness strategies, and finally as markers of identity.
Author : Don Watson
Publisher : Gotham
ISBN 13 : 9781592402052
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Death Sentences written by Don Watson and published by Gotham. This book was released on 2006-05-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of Australia's best-known writers and public intellectuals comes a funny and profound polemic about the sorry state of public language and what can--and must--be done about it.
Author : Colin McNairn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1632208989
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (322 download)
Download or read book In a Manner of Speaking written by Colin McNairn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do “the whole kit and caboodle,” “the whole shebang,” “the whole megillah,” “the whole enchilada,” “the whole nine yards,” “the whole box and dice,” and “the full Monty” have in common? They’re all expressions that mean “the entire quantity,” and they’re all examples of the breadth and depth of the English-speaking world’s vocabulary. From the multitude of words and phrases in daily use, the author of this delightful exploration into what we say and why we say it zeroes in on those expressions and sayings and their variations that are funny, quirky, just plain folksy, or playfully dressed up in rhyme or alliteration. Some may have become clichés that, as it’s said with “tongue in cheek,” should be “avoided like the plague.” Others have been distorted, deemed politically incorrect, or shrouded in mystery and must bear some explanation. Among the topics the author delves into are expressions that shouldn’t be taken literally (“dressed to kill” and “kick the bucket”), foreign expressions that crept into English (“carte blanche,” “carpe diem,” and “que sera, sera”), phrases borrowed from print ads and TV commercials (“where there’s life, there’s Bud” and “where the rubber meets the road”), animal images (“a barrel of monkeys” and “chasing your tail”), and food and drink (“cast your bread upon the water,” “chew the fat,” “bottom’s up!”, and “drink as a lord”). Here’s a book for everyone who delights in the mysteries of language and the perfect gift for all the “wordies” in your life.
Author : Adam Hurrey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698409272
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (984 download)
Download or read book Football Clichés written by Adam Hurrey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, intelligent, and useful guide to understanding the nuanced language of soccer Every week, year-round, legions of devoted soccer fans across the country rise at the crack of dawn or quietly sneak out of work to watch their favorite teams play across the pond—complete with a soundtrack of two cheeky Englishmen spouting a stream of trite phrases and curious words that make maddeningly little sense. They’ll chat about flying teacups and cultured left feet, or point out a player who’s jinking through the corridor of uncertainty, hoping to bag one with aplomb. Confused? Many Brits are, too. In Football Clichés, London-based soccer writer Adam Hurrey amusingly translates the idioms of the sport, from the quaint to the ridiculous. Here you’ll find words for parts of the field and parts of the body; for ways to score a goal and ways to run, walk, or fake an injury. You’ll learn to read the shifting moods of fans at a soccer match and encounter the game’s oddly expressive gestures, which include the muted celebration and the beleaguered manager clap. Perfect for the die-hard or fair-weather fan, Football Clichés celebrates the world of soccer in all its glory.
Author : Orin Hargraves
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199315736
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)
Download or read book It's Been Said Before written by Orin Hargraves and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Orin Hargraves provides a concise and lively guide to the most abused phrases in the English language today.
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Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476607419
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Catch Phrases, Cliches and Idioms written by and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catch phrases such as "shop till you drop," cliches like "life begins at forty" and idioms such as "talk the hind leg off a donkey" have long enriched the English language. Here is a collection of thousands of familiar expressions--a treasure trove of idea-starters and memory-joggers that will make for more imaginative creative writing. An advertising copywriter working on a campaign for, say, a granola-peanut product can easily find the instantly-recognizable phrase "Energy Crunch"--a clever and informative headline. Each phrase is cross-referenced by key word. Thus "raining cats and dogs," for example, appears under "cat," "dog" and "rain." In most cases, various forms of the word are listed under the root word. So under "run" you will find not only sayings that include the word "run," but those that include "running," "runneth," "runner" and "run-around."
Author : Mark Crilley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440324344
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Mastering Manga with Mark Crilley written by Mark Crilley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-02-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's THE book on manga from YouTube's most popular art instruction Guru! There's more to manga than big, shiny eyes and funky hair. In these action-packed pages, graphic novelist Mark Crilley shows you step-by-step how to achieve an authentic manga style—from drawing faces and figures to laying out awesome, high-drama spreads. You'll learn how a few basic lines will help you place facial features in their proper locations and simple tricks for getting body proportions right. Plus, you'll find inspiration for infusing your work with expression, attitude and action. This is the book fans have been requesting for years, packed with expert tips on everything from hairstyles and clothing to word bubbles and sound effects, delivered in the same friendly, easy-to-follow style that has made Mark Crilley one of the "25 Most Subscribed to Gurus on YouTube." Take this opportunity to turn the characters and stories in your head into professional-quality art on the page! Packed with everything you need to make your first (or your best-ever) manga stories! • 30 step-by-step demonstrations showing how to draw faces and figures for a variety of ages and body types • Inspirational galleries featuring 101 eyes, 50 ways to draw hands, 40 hairstyles, 12 common expressions, 30 classic poses and more! • Tutorials to create a variety of realistic settings • Advanced lessons on backgrounds, inking, sequencing and layout options
Author : Rob Walker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781760411275
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Original Cliches written by Rob Walker and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If ClichE is a democratically elected form of truth, then Rob Walker is sitting as an Independent and disrupting proceedings from the cross-benches. He's been warned by the Speaker.' - Mike Ladd (poet, founding presenter/producer of ABC RN's Poetica) 'Rob Walker's Original ClichEs is a wry, sardonic, meta-poetic and often very funny exploration of politics, ageing, current affairs, fear, travel, human weaknesses, technology and much more. This is powerful poetry that cuts with razor sharpness through modern pretensions and the clichEs we surround ourselves.' - Magdalena Ball (poet, author, critic, editor of compulsivereader.com) 'Walker's Original ClichEs is a sample bag of poems which twist and turn, probing themselves, and the world, from odd and ingenious angles. He relishes word play and the play of ideas it spawns, one wry eye trained inward while the other peers archly out onto an almost speculative world where what looks like chance could well be synchronicity. '- Michele Seminara (poet, critic and managing editor of Verity La creative arts journal) 'Rob Walker journeys through the world of the clichE - those that we speak, and those that we live - and shows us how the personal is political and the political personal. He travels around the world in search of cultural clichEs and presents us with clichEs of family, love, mental illness and even that old poetic stand-by, the moon. These eminently readable poems delight you, amuse and inspire us to re-examine those things which we take for granted. You will never look at a mouse plague the same way!' - Tracey Korsten (poet, actor, speaker, director, blogger at middleagedlove.com)
Author : Jonah Goldberg
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1595231021
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)
Download or read book The Tyranny of Clichés written by Jonah Goldberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An indispensable and enduring field guide to the arguments the left makes—and the ones it tries to avoid.” —The Claremont Review of Books According to Jonah Goldberg, if the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, the greatest trick liberals ever pulled was convincing themselves they’re not ideological. Today, “objective” journalists, academics, and “moderate” politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments by hiding them in homespun aphorisms. Barack Obama casts himself as a disciple of reason: He’s a pragmatist, opposed to the ideology and drama of the Right, solely concerned with “what works.” And today’s liberals follow his lead, spouting countless clichés such as: • One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter: Sure, if the other man is an idiot. Was Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? Was Bin Laden a freedom fighter? • Violence never solves anything: Really? It solved our problems with King George III and ended slavery. • We need complete separation of church and state: In other words, all expressions of faith should be barred from politics . . . except when they support liberal programs. With humor and passion, Goldberg dismantles these and many other Trojan horses that liberals use to cheat in the war of ideas. He shows that the Progressive tradition of denying an ideological agenda while pursuing it vigorously under the false flag of reasonableness is alive and well. And he reveals how this dangerous game may lead us further down the path of self-destruction.
Author : Paul Theroux
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544323521
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Deep South written by Paul Theroux and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Paul Theroux has spent fifty years crossing the globe, adventuring in the exotic, seeking the rich history and folklore of the far away. Now, for the first time, in his tenth travel book, Theroux explores a piece of America--the Deep South. He finds there a paradoxical place, full of incomparable music, unparalleled cuisine, and yet also some of the nation's worst schools, housing, and unemployment rates. It's these parts of the South, so often ignored, that have caught Theroux's keen traveler's eye."--
Author : Ben Yagoda
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0066214173
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (662 download)
Download or read book The Sound on the Page written by Ben Yagoda and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on interviews with forty leading contemporary authors to discuss the importance of individual style on literature, citing the distinguishing practices of today's top writers while making recommendations to serious readers and aspiring writers.
Author : Elizabeth Bevarly
Publisher : Avon
ISBN 13 : 9780380800193
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)
Download or read book My Man Pendleton written by Elizabeth Bevarly and published by Avon. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the request of his boss, Pendleton sets out to woo runaway heiress Kit McClellan or the entire family fortune will go to the homeless pets of Louisville, but Kit is determined that she will only marry for love. Original.
Author : Gary Provost
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440672660
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)
Download or read book 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing written by Gary Provost and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1985-10-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the one guide that anyone who writes--whether student, business person, or professional writer--should put on the desk beside pencil, pen, typewriter, or word processor. Filled with professional tips and a wealth of instructive examples, this valuable, easy-to-use handbook can help you solve any and all writing problems.
Author : James T. Rogers
Publisher : New York : Facts on File
ISBN 13 : 9780816010103
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Dictionary of Cliches written by James T. Rogers and published by New York : Facts on File. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 2,000 common or amusing cliches, their meanings and origins.
Author : Virginia Woolf
Publisher : Laurus - Lexecon Kft.
ISBN 13 : 6155643474
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (556 download)
Download or read book Between the Acts written by Virginia Woolf and published by Laurus - Lexecon Kft.. This book was released on 1988 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Woolf's last novel, the action takes place on one summer's day at a country house in the heart of England, where the villagers are presenting their annual pageant. A lyrical, moving valedictory.
Author : Robert Jay Lifton
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 0807882887
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism written by Robert Jay Lifton and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informed by Erik Erikson's concept of the formation of ego identity, this book, which first appreared in 1961, is an analysis of the experiences of fifteen Chinese citizens and twenty-five Westerners who underwent "brainwashing" by the Communist Chinese government. Robert Lifton constructs these case histories through personal interviews and outlines a thematic pattern of death and rebirth, accompanied by feelings of guilt, that characterizes the process of "thought reform." In a new preface, Lifton addresses the implications of his model for the study of American religious cults.
