A fool’s voice is known by the multitude of words. A fool’s voice is known by the multitude of words. A fool’s voice is known by the multitude of words. A fool’s voice…
This post reminds me of a pet project that I've begun: a look at figures of speech, especially metaphors or comparisons. If you stop and think about it, we (North American) use a lot of figures of speech as verbal shorthand without understanding their origins and occasionally using them incorrectly. It fascinates me, especially since I work with a lot of people for whom English is their second language and sometimes I wonder how they keep up with everything.
An embarrassment of words
This post reminds me of a pet project that I've begun: a look at figures of speech, especially metaphors or comparisons. If you stop and think about it, we (North American) use a lot of figures of speech as verbal shorthand without understanding their origins and occasionally using them incorrectly. It fascinates me, especially since I work with a lot of people for whom English is their second language and sometimes I wonder how they keep up with everything.