paul211 wrote:
... So loosing the intended force or novelty of the cliché is only for the generation of people that overused it. For the newer generation it can be a source of discovery and a tradition that is transmitted for the enjoyment of discussion and a perpetrated legation to the lineage.
Food for thought!
The French have no word for cliché - nor culs-de-sac).
What goes around, comes around.