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#11: mixed metaphors: what’s wrong with this picture?

Posted in: 2022 Posted on February 10, 2022March 25, 2023 Posted in: cliches, mixed metaphors, style, writing
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Wayne discusses mixed metaphors and makes a case for why they should be categorically avoided in your writing. Along the way, he has some comments also about metaphors generally and about clichés.

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