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"Rates a recommendation to lovers of language."-- William Safire, New York Times
"The most comprehensive work of its kind. A valuable addition to reference works on words."-- Booklist "A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic."-- Roy Blount metaphor, Page 47Synopsis
Presenting 6500 comparative phrases from ancient times to the present, this dictionary is a useful tool for writers/speakers and readers. Business presentations, school reports, newspaper articles, speeches, classroom lectures and conversation can be illustrated by the right metaphor. This text offers annotated metaphors in a diverse range of subjects - from love to the information highway. Metaphors from William Blake, the "New York Times Magazine" and Terry McMillan are some of the ones included here.
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Metaphors Dictionary : More Than Six Thousand Five-Hundred Metaphors as Used by Writers, Poets, Dramatists, Journalists, Speakers and Thinkers from Ancient Times to the Present
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Metaphors Dictionary : More Than Six Thousand Five-Hundred Metaphors as Used by Writers, Poets, Dramatists, Journalists, Speakers and Thinkers from Ancient Times to the Present
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