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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; sting like a bee." This is a simile. ...

First,. let me say that I agree usage-wise Nona and you. I also think that the mother-example is a good one - but it's not a perfect one. It's a good one, because it demonstrates the difference between the time of action and the time of speaking. Noun references are routinely rooted in...

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 held in Montreal to the comments of the famous...

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. The difference between the uncountable and countable...

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 wander. It kinda beats my brains out. Thank you....

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 'retired', and ready to post a post to ask other...

Let's start at the beginning. What's the difference between "prescriptive" and "descriptive"? If I am speeding down Highway 101, I am violating the laws of California; I am not violating the laws of physics. In this sentence the word "laws" occurs twice - first, meaning "prescriptive laws" -...

Don't worry about Thematic roles. We can get by without them. SMILE I feel the more foreign their L1 to English, the more English learners tend to get stuck to the mud of grammar. Well, now, isn't that honest to goodness truth? I agree. Moreover, and in my own case, learning Japanese grammar...

This book looked promising – it was subtitled A How-Not-To Guide to the 47 Most Common Mistakes in English Made by Journalists, Broadcasters, and Others Who Should Know Better – and in the first few pages I came across a passage referring to that group: What did these people study in high school...