There is a lot of difference between knowing the truth and knowing the reality of the truth. Sometimes you know the truth because you have been told so but you really don't understand its actuality. Can you know the sensation of burning

You can say that, but again, this is just a statement of fact. It is not a metonym. As an analogy, do you understand the difference between a simile and a metaphor? The boxer Muhammad Ali described his boxing style: "float like a butterfly;

I think Nona's example about talking about your mother when she was a child and still referring to her as your mother is a good analogy. First,. let me say that I agree usage-wise Nona and you. I also think that the mother-example is a good

Organizing a boycott against someone and arguing that they can ... bus they want, as long as it's in the back. I think the analogy fails in two major ways. First, consumer boycotts are private rather than statutory, i.e., enforced by the

to draw a mathematical analogy, it is like the difference between (a+b)c and a+bc The restrictive relative clause is like an operator acting on b, but not a.

Five years ago, I read in the Toronto Star issue of July 3, 1990 an article titled Islam is not Alone in Patriarchal Doctrines , by Gwynne Dyer. The article described the furious reactions of the participants of a conference on women and power

Milky, I'm sorry, but the 'sheep' analogy is not relevantl Here, quoted from Purdue University Online Writing Lab : While uncountable nouns do not generally take a plural form, sometimes they may be pluralized when used in a countable sense.

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To tint is to lighten the color, and to suffuse is to spread the tint out over a wide area. To amble is to walk casually, and to wander is to amble over a wide area. You bet I would never know that subtle difference between amble and

So that's difference between "smother" and "choke". Thank you so much, CJ. By the way, I haven't seen you for quite a while, except that day I accidentally saw you online, and having my questions answered. I've been wondering if you're