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\u201cAvoid clich\u00e9s like the plague,\u201d you may have been taught in your writing<\/a> classes \u2014 and this ironic adage has become so often repeated that it has become a clich\u00e9. But what is a clich\u00e9? How can you avoid clich\u00e9s? Should you always avoid clich\u00e9s? Are they always an indication of lazy writing, or can they be used to great effect? <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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