Similes are a form of mataphor. He is as strong as an ox. That's a simile. This link may answer all the questions on the topic. http://www.copyblogger.com/metaphor-simile-and-analogy-what%E2%80%99s-the-difference/ Metaphor A

Hi, The at construction is rather more vivid and tends to conjure up a stronger image (and some language purists prefer it as being closer to the usage in physical senses) while the to construction follows the analogy of more abstract verbs such

I'm discussing hyperbole first in order to help clarify what I mean by the phrase "rarely articulated rules" in my title. Also, I beg forgiveness for any poor grammar. I'm trying to articulate a rather difficult concept in a

Is "black hole" a racially insensitive term? Apparently to some. From the City Hall Blog at the Dallas Morning ... Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy. Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term. This

1 Is "black hole" a racially insensitive term? Apparently to some. From the City Hall Blog at the Dallas Morning A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon. County commissioners were

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Or so one historian *claims.* I'm willing to bet your source had an anti-Catholic axe to grind. Wow you leap to this quickly. It's a really strong Catholic position these days, it seems: any criticism must be the result of

There were, after all, an awful lot of clever Huxleys. True, but so far no has turned up any other ... that Thomas Huxley said it in the Wilberforce debate of 1860, a real event. So that's something to focus on. If you Google on 'Julian

It's new and different. I'm not in the habit of ... warm, human, and genuine. (Yeah, that might be an illusion.) I find the idea of an English-speaking media becoming more and more encouraged to only quote people who can speak ... has to