Cliches versus Idioms
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Poem on this subject, please!

(08-19-2020, 06:10 AM)dukealien Wrote:  Pushing a thread is like pushing a string, but still...

Governor Cuomo proclaimed that "COVID-19 is a metaphor."  Berman, Atlantic columnist, retorts that "COVID-19 is NOT a metaphor!"

I disagree.  All anyone seems to be able to say is that COVID is like the 1918 influenza, or like the Black Death, like the Hong Kong flu or like polio.  I hereby proclaim:  "COVID-19 is a simile!"
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Cliches versus Idioms - by Valerie Please - 08-12-2020, 03:20 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by busker - 08-12-2020, 03:35 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Valerie Please - 08-12-2020, 06:48 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by dukealien - 08-14-2020, 05:03 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by busker - 08-14-2020, 05:10 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by dukealien - 08-14-2020, 10:06 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Exit - 08-15-2020, 02:34 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Tiger the Lion - 08-15-2020, 03:59 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Exit - 08-15-2020, 04:33 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Tiger the Lion - 08-17-2020, 11:03 PM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Exit - 08-19-2020, 03:20 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by busker - 08-15-2020, 05:50 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Exit - 08-15-2020, 06:53 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by busker - 08-19-2020, 05:24 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by CRNDLSM - 08-19-2020, 07:45 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by busker - 08-19-2020, 08:36 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Valerie Please - 08-15-2020, 08:02 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by dukealien - 08-19-2020, 06:10 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Valerie Please - 08-21-2020, 11:09 PM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Wjames - 08-22-2020, 09:02 AM
RE: Cliches versus Idioms - by Tiger the Lion - 08-22-2020, 11:22 PM



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