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Legitimate? Since when were idioms a question of legitimacy? The only languages which do not change are dead ones. - David Crystal
by glomph 6y ago
Legitimate? Since when were idioms a question of legitimacy?
The only languages which do not change are dead ones. - David Crystal
- chrstphrknwtn 6y agoI suppose it’s more a question of efficacy. If an idiom obfuscates the intended meaning then it’s not very good. In this case it really does just get in the way because the metaphor doesn’t really make sense...