The Death of Metaphors
Something terrible is occuring to the English language... it's not the excessive destruction grammar, or the plague of tpin lik tis, it's the DEATH OF METAPHORS. When's the last time you heard somebody say "as dead as a duck"? Or "as mad as a Queenslander"? A while ago, I'd say. Now people just say "dead" or "really dead", or even worse "like... dead".
Now to be fair, there's a reason for this. It's the increased globalization of English. When I'm speaking to people across the globe, they haven't the faintest clue what I'm saying if I say "madder than cut snakes.". But still, metaphors are wonderful things. They add color to language. Next time you would say "really (adjective)", why don't you instead say "as (adjective) as (noun)"?
Join the Metaphor Protection Society today!
posted by TheLoneAmigo @ 5:19 pm
2 comments
2 Comments:
Not to be a wet blanket (metaphor), but the the examples you gave were all similes. For example "dead as a duck" is a simile since it uses "like" or "as". However, if I were to say "he's a dead duck" that would be a metaphor.
You're right though. We do seem to be losing something that makes the English language more colo(u?)rful. I don't know if I would consider that as destructive as the trend for people to write as though they were tapping a text message on their phone with all sorts of abbreviations and slang. Now THAT'S just annoying and lazy.
The division does seem a little artifical, but I concede your point. Both, however, are in need of protection.
And yes, somebody ought to make typing in Phonetap illegal. cn u c y?
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