As part of the writing process, you may find that you include (or rely on) clichés in a draft. Perhaps you use them as placeholders as the language flows through your fingers onto the screen or page.

It will make your writing clearer, with more details. It will make your writing clearer, with more details. Minneapolis. 75°F. eEdition. Minnesota News You Can Use. The Latest. 19 minutes ago.

If you want to stand out on LinkedIn, or anywhere else online, stop using phrases that everyone else is using. In no other category of writing is authenticity more important than personal branding ...

Then it made a promise: “Moving forward, I will make a concerted effort to steer clear of cliches in my writing.” Even when I asked specifically for a high-school-graduation speech without ...

50 Cliches Of Gray: ... So I am writing like a maniac in defense of cliches. Or at least asking that they be forgiven. In other words: Pardon the expression. Enlarge this image.

Pulley: That’s so cliche - an exercise in writing. Michael Pulley. Clichés drive me up the wall. Every Tom, Dick and Harry use them, but I try to avoid them like the plague.

But The Times, like any newspaper, is always looking for ways to deliver the best, clearest writing it can to readers. Minimizing imprecise language and overused phrases is a good place to start.