LINGUIST List 16.1923
Wed Jun 22 2005
Media: NYT: Standing on the Shoulders of Clichés
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NYT: Standing on the Shoulders of Clichés
Message 1: NYT: Standing on the Shoulders of Clichés
Date: 20-Jun-2005
From: Jessica Firger <jessica.firger
hholt.com>
Subject: NYT: Standing on the Shoulders of Clichés
I wanted to alert you to a New York Times op-ed article by Guy Deutscher
from Saturday, June 18, on the value of cliches to ordinary language. It's
entitled 'Standing on the Shoulders of Clichés', and the full text can be
found here (free registration to the NYT is required):
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/18/opinion/18deutscher.html
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Subject Language(s): English (ENG)