Guest  +  104164 Tue, 31 May 05 01:36 AM Hello, I'm interested in the change between these sentences. "Keep your eyes off her body." "Keep your eyes on her mind." In the first sentence, the meaning is clear, and the use seems appropriate. One can, after all, keep one's eyes on someone's body. In the second sentence, however, while the meaning is clear, the use seems inappropriate. One can't keep one's eyes on someone's mind. Is there a word to describe this problem? Thanks very much for any help. Guest

	Mister Micawber  +  104183 Tue, 31 May 05 03:11 AM Metaphoric usage? Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,841 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	CalifJim  +  104862 Thu, 02 Jun 05 07:12 AM "cognitive dissonance"? CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,465 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Roro  +  104928 Thu, 02 Jun 05 12:04 PM I don't know the exact term, but it seems to me one of pet subjects of cognitive linguistics, as CalifJim says. But I incline to pay attention to the idiomatic usage of one's eyes on~>. Roro Joined on Mon, Apr 11 2005 Regular Member 581

	Clive  +  606796 Sat, 06 Dec 08 07:20 PM Ji, I already answered this last query in your other thread. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,676 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo