How many decent regularly produced comics do you know about writing and/or grammar? Here's one to check out from Karen Riddick, who does an electronic magazine (an e-zine) on writing and usage (and who just published a book). Click on the image to see a complete, full-size comic (shrinking it to fit the blog compromised legibility). This is a great source for images to embed in lessons (a la wikis, email, blogs etc.) to punch up interest and spark discussion.
The example above links mechanics and linguistic meta-language with the current election. Connecting learning to our students' lives makes it click. Also on the issue of the topic of the above comic, Oxford researchers have released a list of the top 10 most irritating words or phrases in English. Not all of them are cliches, but...
And what is the difference between a cliche and a colloquialism?
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see http://strips.bitstrips.com/62ce85576c752c8b1502433021316e64.png for a response to your question.
It's cool that you share a web address (URL) but unfortunately it isn't active. I'd kinda like to hear responses in actual words - ya know - construct meaning and knowledge.
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