L LeTyan Member Joined Dec 18, 2011 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 11, 2014 #1 Hi, What word do we use to describe true but useless words? I know one, which is "crap". But that doesnt sound so good. Are there any good ones? Thanks!
Hi, What word do we use to describe true but useless words? I know one, which is "crap". But that doesnt sound so good. Are there any good ones? Thanks!
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Feb 11, 2014 #2 What do you mean by 'true but useless'?
L LeTyan Member Thread starter Joined Dec 18, 2011 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 11, 2014 #3 Rover_KE said: What do you mean by 'true but useless'? Click to expand... Things like "You've got to find what you love". "You gotta find your way". "Never say never"
Rover_KE said: What do you mean by 'true but useless'? Click to expand... Things like "You've got to find what you love". "You gotta find your way". "Never say never"
L LeTyan Member Thread starter Joined Dec 18, 2011 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 11, 2014 #4 LeTyan said: Things like "You've got to find what you love". "You gotta find your way". "Never say never" Click to expand... One more example, "What are we supposed to do now?!" "err........We should keep fighting till the end!" "Damn it! I mean what exactly are we supposed to do now?!!!!!!!! I need conrete and workable actions that we can actually take!!!!!"
LeTyan said: Things like "You've got to find what you love". "You gotta find your way". "Never say never" Click to expand... One more example, "What are we supposed to do now?!" "err........We should keep fighting till the end!" "Damn it! I mean what exactly are we supposed to do now?!!!!!!!! I need conrete and workable actions that we can actually take!!!!!"
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 11, 2014 #5 LeTyan said: What word do we use to describe true but useless words? Click to expand... Does "true but useless words" mean "words which describe the true situation but are not helpful to the situation"?
LeTyan said: What word do we use to describe true but useless words? Click to expand... Does "true but useless words" mean "words which describe the true situation but are not helpful to the situation"?
L LeTyan Member Thread starter Joined Dec 18, 2011 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 11, 2014 #6 Matthew Wai said: Does "true but useless words" mean "words which describe the true situation but are not helpful to the situation"? Click to expand... Spot on!
Matthew Wai said: Does "true but useless words" mean "words which describe the true situation but are not helpful to the situation"? Click to expand... Spot on!
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Feb 11, 2014 #7 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cliche?