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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL

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Friday January 16, 2009
Oh, please! What a cliche! Yes, you're right about that, although I still think learning English is a good idea... What are cliches? Glad you asked! Here is a guide to cliches for English learners. The guide also points out the difference between cliches and idioms, as well as providing a number of popular cliches with definitions and examples.

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January 20, 2009 at 9:32 am
(1) Amira says:

I always teach idioms in my classes. The students love them and are always eager to know more. I’ll also teach clitches to make my classes even more and more interesting.Thank you Mr. Kenneth. You’ve helped me to become a better teacher. Many students are eager to join my classes.

January 20, 2009 at 9:35 am
(2) Chaya says:

Thank you for this! I plan on teaching this to my students!

January 20, 2009 at 9:43 am
(3) Billgreen54 says:

Your information is great. I’ve taught English in Nikolaev, Ukraine for just over a year now. Your resources have helped me teach at all levels. I send my students to your web site all the time. Thank you!

January 20, 2009 at 1:34 pm
(4) alfonsina says:

I am really very greatful for your tips -
grammar exercices – quizzes practice and
more. I am a student and I like to learn
more and more about English. I know that
is impossible to know everything at one goal
but reading a little bit a day we get there.
Another thing that I learn with you is that
listening and reading many time the lesson or
words that we don’t know help us to speak fluently.

I would like to have more time to study English but I have other commitments as well.

Thank you once more.

January 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm
(5) Wilson from Sri Lanka says:

Your lessons has always been useful to me as an English Ttacher.

January 21, 2009 at 1:30 am
(6) altaf says:

It’s quite interesting to learn the cliches.This is first time I’m coming across such term. The difference between cliches and idioms is well explained.I find some of the cliches are idioms and as you say they are literal and figurative.Thanks, Mr. Kenneth

January 22, 2009 at 3:00 am
(7) liza says:

hi,
thx for the cliches and to improve my english.

January 22, 2009 at 10:16 pm
(8) Adalina says:

I enjoy your Lessons!Now I know what is a cliche!Every day something new!You are a Great
Teacher!
Thanks!!!

January 25, 2009 at 2:52 pm
(9) Mesfin says:

Thank you Sir,

I relly, appriciate you, the way yuo teach me is very nice, till I became perfect, I will continue.

Thank you.

March 5, 2009 at 4:32 am
(10) Kallu says:

Hi,

i would like to say Many Many Thanks to you. i m improving my english language for your such a nice learnable tips through mail.

Please keep it continue.
please send conversation english its useful for us.

Thanking you
Kallu

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