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I'm curious why you think "trope" has a negative connotation. Was that researched?

• OJFord 7y ago
  Not GP, but to me it can be 'negative'-ish in the same way as 'cliché' is, i.e. it doesn't have to be, but can be used like 'well it's a bit of a trope (resp. cliché) that [...]'