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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| old cliché |
| has been criticized as a tautology, but the problem, if any, is trivial. Technically a cliché need not be old; some locutions have become clichés almost overnight. Emphasis too may affect the need for a modifier: if a cliché seems really ancient, the point may need to be stressed. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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