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Interventizio Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Catchphrase, platitude,
Hi. Which word is best used when you want to complain (on an angry, irritated note) about somebody saying something repetitive (like a well-known slogan)? Here an example:
"Gee, how I hate COMMONPLACES, CATCHPHRASES, PLATITUDES!" I mean: which one is more commonly used (like, automatically) when you hear phrases like: "After all, tomorrow is another day."
Thank you.
"Gee, how I hate COMMONPLACES, CATCHPHRASES, PLATITUDES!" I mean: which one is more commonly used (like, automatically) when you hear phrases like: "After all, tomorrow is another day."
Thank you.
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It will be a little different depending on the case. That Scarlett quotation there is a platitude, but if you are complaining not about the sentiment but the unimaginativeness, you might call it a cliche. "Commonplace", the noun, is pretty rare in my dialect.
- It will be a little different depending on the case.
- That Scarlett quotation there is a platitude, but if you are complaining not about the sentiment but the unimaginativeness, you might call it a cliche.
- "Commonplace", the noun, is pretty rare in my dialect.
- A catchphrase is more current.
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It will be a little different depending on the case. That Scarlett quotation there is a platitude, but if you are complaining not about the sentiment but the unimaginativeness, you might call it a cliche. "Commonplace", the noun, is pretty rare in my dialect. A catchphrase is more current.
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Platitudes is the word you're looking for. I hate them as well! Pretty much all platitudes are clichés, but not all clichés are platitudes.
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