Note that these figures exclude definite articles and pronouns: if these are included - which arguably they should be if the given speech figures are looked at in terms of day to day speech - then the syllable counts would each go up by one. In order to take a working copy of the list, the reader should set up an empty word processor file arranged in two columns, 'select all' in this file & then 'paste' into the WP file before deleting the leading and trailing text and changing the '/' characters into carriage returns.īy sampling of the given cliches, the rudimentary prosodic form - in terms of a syllable count - is approximately as follows: In the majority of cases, the speech figures are not 'exact', rather the majority are generalised into core forms - many with prepositions deleted, some with pronouns given that should be adapted to particular circumstances and others with only a singular tense of the applicable verb: adapt to suit. See Language Abuse pages elsewhere on this site.) prosody and word ordering)Ĭ) in analysis of speech for language abuse (cliché 'bingo')ĭ) word journey (one of the primary reasons for creating this page is as an adjunct to the pages on Word Journey which can be found elsewhere on this site.)Į) general literary composition: some comments on this are appended belowį) for adding 'colour' to otherwise monotonous speeches (note, that since the speech figures are invariably nominalisations, deletions or generalisations - sometimes all three - this will create ambiguity in the speech for.
The speech figures relate principally to the UK usage of the English language - although there is inevitably overlap with the forms adopted by the overseas cousins - and may be used in a number of ways including:Ī) research on language pattern (e.g.
This page provides about three thousand clichés and figures of speech as a toolbox for the reader to use in any way they see fit. Cliche and Word Journey cliche word journey Cliche and Figure of Speech
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