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Is a metaphor not a type of abstraction? At any rate, you're correct, I'm probably not giving people enough credit. I'd say that if you can avoid "X of Y"-ism
by photon_off 16y ago
Is a metaphor not a type of abstraction? At any rate, you're correct, I'm probably not giving people enough credit. I'd say that if you can avoid "X of Y"-isms, you're better off doing so.
- petervandijck 16y agoI'd say the opposite: if you can explain something in terms of "x of y", you probably should. Read George Lakoff's stuff :)