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A metaphor is created when a speaker says that S is P (word meaning) while communicating that S is R (speaker meaning). In a way, it is not saying (literally) what you mean. It always involves a discrepancy between word meaning and speaker meaning . 1. Sally is a block of ice....

market is a noun. getting something to market is a fixed expression (no article) meaning getting it available for sale . As such, market is regarded as more than just a specific place. It's more like an institutionalized activity like school or church or work . Compare: to school, to church,...

Hi, 1. who keeps his finger on the retail pulse by checking in on Schwab branches Does it mean 'who checks on Schwab branches to know their retail situations and trends'? Yes. He works in the Head Office but he regularly checks with the branches to see what people are actually buying. ...

Hi, So the article is wrong. Yes. It seems to me like it might be a translation of some kind. It should also begin with Peopl e can say anything You wouldn't write 'at the face value'. Could you tell me why it is incorrect? It's really just idiomatic, that's just the way we like to say it....

The following abstract is a Chinese-English translation. Please help me check the grammar or any mistakes: The Influence of Zen on the aesthetics of the Poetry of Tang Dynasty Abstract Zen Buddhism and poetry were both prosperous in Tang Dynasty; in that time, they integrated and...

Hi Paco, Thank you for the sites info! Actually, when I googled "will be going to", I found the Stanford Linguistics article, too but I had no clue what it means! I thought the BBC article (I liked the title of the colum, "Grammar Surgery"!!) is easy to understand and imagine the situation...

I'm not sure that "the" does anything! That is, it is simply a requirement in that expression. You are right that the indicates definiteness. Here it makes city definite; as a proper noun Toronto has no need to be made definite because it already is definite. The fact that "city" is a concrete...

hi, it simply refers to how Israel is called in Iran, e.g: REM sleep is termed "active sleep." so the idea that " Zionist Regime" is an expression or a term is not the question.

Hi, I don't mind at all. I will try to respond to your inquiry. Let me try. I think, in the expression "too much of "a" something," the phrase "too much" is functioning as a quantifying phrase of a singular definite noun (in the sentence above, it will be the word "something."). My Q:...

hi, wwwdotcom well, I think "Zionist regime" is an expression in the light of the explanation given below as it is a group of words which is used to call Israel by Iran. I don't have any idea whether "Zionist regime" can be considered to be a term or not, but I think it is an "expression"...