We see cliché everywhere in the society. It can be even in the speech, writing, cinema, lifestyle, and so forth. I will focus my story in the context of writing in langauge arts. What is cliché? To the language arts, a cliché is a sentence that was once colourful but is now overused. It easy to identify cliches, but some people have trouble forming alternatives. Simply try to communicate as straightforwardly as possible. Remove metaphors from the speech. Instaed of saying, “Let’s touch base,” toss away the imaginary baseball and simply state, “Let’s talk”. With a bit of practice. There is nothing wrong with metaphors. The threats to effective writing are methapors that have become overused. If someone enjoy using metaphors, then he can create a few original ones to enhance his writing.
I guess you are right cliches are everywhere, and we must try to make things easy as it is rather than complicating issues unnecessarily for ourselves.
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