Cliche Finder

Remember back in Letters I said I'd received one from an editor looking for cliches? I questioned why someone would go on such a fool's errand, but next time he does, he can just drop by the Cliche Finder. Proprietor S. Morgan Friedman defines a cliche thusly:

It's something that lots of people say and it conveys some sort of idea or message. A cliche is, in other words, a metaphor characterized by its overuse

The website offers the opportunity to add cliches to his list and generate ten cliches at random. [Tectags: writing cliches]

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