A cliche can be a word, phrase, or opinion. What makes a cliche is the overuse of said word, phrase or opinion, giving the impression of the lack of original thought. Given a situation where a manager aspires to pep up employee’s before black friday, and the pep talk leads with, “Do not abandon ship!” to unify the group. The employee’s could humor the manager with the idea of teamwork, and they’re not going through this alone. On the other hand, the black friday from the past year had several casualties and the cliche the manager used could come off as ridiculous, possibly result in loss of credibility, or respect for not treating the event more seriously.
As a child, my dental records were nothing to be proud of. Sweets, soda’s, and sugared coffee were consumed often as well as fruits. Word got out throughout my family, then I was approached by my cousin whom was not much older than I. When she felt it was appropriate or humorous (when I was eating candy), she would say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” My reaction consisted of embarrassment because she was watching me closely which eventually became annoyance. Out of her fun she overused the phrase and inevitably turned into a cliche for me personally.
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Usually mean who aren’t financially secure yet or does not have much experience as an adult. People, both men and women assume another woman could be a cougar for dressing seductively and being a certain age. In a situation where two men, age 24 and 36 could be having a conversation and a lady across the room could be making gestures or eye contact with the younger gentleman, and he walks over. She apologises and explains she was gesturing his older friend. The younger male explains how he assumed she was cougar and she is offended, explains she’s 29 and
As a child, my dental records were nothing to be proud of. Sweets, soda’s, and sugared coffee were consumed often as well as fruits. Word got out throughout my family, then I was approached by my cousin whom was not much older than I. When she felt it was appropriate or humorous (when I was eating candy), she would say, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” My reaction consisted of embarrassment because she was watching me closely which eventually became annoyance. Out of her fun she overused the phrase and inevitably turned into a cliche for me personally.
Jargon is the assortment of technical terms linked to …show more content…
Usually mean who aren’t financially secure yet or does not have much experience as an adult. People, both men and women assume another woman could be a cougar for dressing seductively and being a certain age. In a situation where two men, age 24 and 36 could be having a conversation and a lady across the room could be making gestures or eye contact with the younger gentleman, and he walks over. She apologises and explains she was gesturing his older friend. The younger male explains how he assumed she was cougar and she is offended, explains she’s 29 and