In Metaphors^x, Negatives^x

Hi again, In my view / In my opinion / From my point of view , Buenos Aires is less expensive than many cities in Europe. This may be ´ . Once again, you've done an excellent job. Clive

1) Not sure about this metaphor here... 2) The audience if one performance - audiences if for several different performances. 3) 2nd version sounds much more enthusiastic 4) ok 5) peculiar sounds negative when used in this way, a synonym of odd or weird, rather than extraordinary in...

Hello Jeff Yes, you're right about 'weather'. The metaphor is from sea travel: a ship 'weathers a storm', i.e. survives it without serious damage. As to the question...The only possibility is C, as far as I can see. If 'something' was created with the intention of putting an end to...

The negative form "Didn't skip a beat" is a musical metaphor. When a music piece is performed without skipping any beat, it is continuous and fluid. The phrase "didn't skip a beat" means "didn't stop", "relentless", "without pausing", "unhesitating", "unrelenting" etc. The positive form "Skip...

Hi, I've had a quick scan and have the following comments for you. Prejudice is as black as the hours of darkness, as black as the heart of the people of this town. Do you think comparing prejudice against black people with negative metaphors of blackness is appropriate? Odd choice. ...

Dear Miriam, Your interpretation of the first stanza was very intereting. Infact I'm going to tell my students to think about your interpretation. You are right. there is no fun if we take things literally when it comes to understanding a poem. By the way, You may want to read what people...

1 - Someone who sells false promises. Someone who deals in imagination, and whose actual product is not really very good. Possibly a scam artist. "Merchant" is frequently used in a negative way. This is just my opinion. It's a metaphor, so the context is important. Is this the title of a...

Simon R. Hughes | alt.usage.english,uk.culture.language.english in I agree with that only to a point, as a cliche is a trite, overused remark. And there are many idioms and sayings you know how they end, but they are not necessarely cliches, in my opinion At least they are not cliches in the...

Walls That Block Communication How Culture Influences Who We Are Culture has been broadly defined as “a set of shared ideas, . . . the customs, beliefs, and knowledge that characterize a way of life.” We learn many cultural values through direct teaching, but we also absorb much without even...