If that seems harsh, think of how clichés harm writing, draw unwelcome attention, replace freshness with staleness and rob readers of the pleasure of original expressions that make writing ...

The puzzle is an actual — and clever — demonstration of the ways our minds set artificial boundaries. But even people who ...

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You couldn't write a better indictment of the tired sports commentator cliche, "You couldn't write a script like this..." For a recent example of the tired "script" phrase, let's cut to MLB ...

Michael Pulley’s local opinion column appears twice a month in the News-Leader.

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This week, for example, we did not use the phrase “community leaders” once. We may have referred to “communities” in Sicily threatened by a possible eruption of Mount Etna, when “towns ...

College admissions counselors are always on the lookout for unique, memorable essays to give them a better picture of the applicant's personality.

An article about comedy writing. All clichés are bad. Fact. Or is it? Writer and comedian Dave Cohen argues that for sitcom writers, clichés can be even better than sliced bread.

An article about comedy writing. All clichés are bad. Fact. Or is it? Writer and comedian Dave Cohen argues that for sitcom writers, clichés can be even better than sliced bread.