Can't fight what I see

Sep 26, 2005 07:30

"The word metaphor means carrying something from one place to another, and it comes from the Greek words meta (which means from one place to another) and pherein (which means to carry), and it is when you describe something by using a word for something that it isn't. This means that the word metaphor is a metaphor." -- the curious incident of theRead more... )

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cry_me_a_road September 26 2005, 18:01:44 UTC
coolnesses.

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firstcrusader September 27 2005, 01:33:23 UTC
Especially those of us who are etymologically inclined. :p

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