A fool’s voice is known by the multitude of words. A fool’s voice is known by the multitude of words. A fool’s voice is known by the multitude of words. A fool’s voice…
This post reminds me of a pet project that I've begun: a look at figures of speech, especially metaphors or comparisons. If you stop and think about it, we (North American) use a lot of figures of speech as verbal shorthand without understanding their origins and occasionally using them incorrectly. It fascinates me, especially since I work with a lot of people for whom English is their second language and sometimes I wonder how they keep up with everything.
Truly though. We use so many figures of speech, that apparently, we can't even keep up with them. And it's also interesting how connotation can change over time. Apparently some of the curse words we use now were perfectly polite until they gained a bad reputation.
This post reminds me of a pet project that I've begun: a look at figures of speech, especially metaphors or comparisons. If you stop and think about it, we (North American) use a lot of figures of speech as verbal shorthand without understanding their origins and occasionally using them incorrectly. It fascinates me, especially since I work with a lot of people for whom English is their second language and sometimes I wonder how they keep up with everything.
Truly though. We use so many figures of speech, that apparently, we can't even keep up with them. And it's also interesting how connotation can change over time. Apparently some of the curse words we use now were perfectly polite until they gained a bad reputation.
OH MY GOSH! I'm happy to meet another Austenite! I'm happy this one helped, and I also love Mr. Collins. He's such an amazing character.