Notes Prompts
Making notes and a prompt list for my own use.
Cliche:
Drown your sorrows
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Dictionary:
acrid
dilatory
erudite
frisson
listless
misnomer
obviate
prestidigitation
parvenu
philomath
respite
scion
solace
umbrage
venal
zeitgeist
Notes:
Orwell defines a dying metaphor as a metaphor that isn't dead (dead metaphors are different, as they are treated like ordinary words), but has been worn out and is used because it saves people the trouble of inventing an original phrase for themselves. In short, a cliché.
Cliche:
Drown your sorrows
Blanket
Dictionary:
acrid
dilatory
erudite
frisson
listless
misnomer
obviate
prestidigitation
parvenu
philomath
respite
scion
solace
umbrage
venal
zeitgeist
Notes:
Orwell defines a dying metaphor as a metaphor that isn't dead (dead metaphors are different, as they are treated like ordinary words), but has been worn out and is used because it saves people the trouble of inventing an original phrase for themselves. In short, a cliché.