tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17049301.post114610681343999497..comments2023-09-08T07:31:58.109-04:00Comments on How to Slay a Cliché: Cliché: joined at the hipBooksville Bookclubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698980513799974139noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17049301.post-1162500779632552082006-11-02T15:52:00.000-05:002006-11-02T15:52:00.000-05:00I can see where you might think that, but this isn...I can see where you might think that, but this isn't necessarily so. This cliche usually isn't used in that sense, in a literal sense. It's usually used in the sense that two people are so associated with one another or spend so much time together it is as if they are inseparable; "joined at the hips" merely expresses the extent to which they are inseparable or they appear to be "as one." Still, if it bothers you, you should totally recast the reference. This isn't meant to excuse the cliche but to show ways to reword it.Booksville Bookclubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698980513799974139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17049301.post-1162427466734757922006-11-01T19:31:00.000-05:002006-11-01T19:31:00.000-05:00Not exactly politically correct this one - as the ...Not exactly politically correct this one - as the simile is presumably that of conjoined (or Siamese) twinsWilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920781015928577474noreply@blogger.com