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? asked in Arts & HumanitiesBooks & Authors · 7 years ago

is "on the Contrary" a cliche?

is this statement OK to use in writing, if not what can I use instead

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  • ?
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    7 years ago
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    It's not everyday speech. It might be cliche in fiction of a stuffy Englishman with a monocle said it.

  • Geena
    7 years ago

    What kind of writing is it? It is a formal report? An essay? A novel?

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