Mike Johnston wrote:
>
> BJoP: >>>"The OM4Ti is, quite literally, a gem."<<<
>
> What an illiterate sentence! Something is literally a simile? A "gem" is
> a faceted or polished precious or semiprecious stone. When you say a
> thing or a person is a "gem," meaning that it is "valued for its beauty,
> perfection, or preciousness," it is not a literal meaning, but a
> figurative meaning. It's fine to say "The OM-4Ti is a gem," but the
> OM-4Ti is literally NOT a gem. It is figuratively a gem.
>
> Sheesh!
>
> --Mike
>
The second definition in Webster for gem is, "Something prized for great
beauty or perfection --." By this definition, in my view, the OM4Ti is
most certainly a gem.
Jerry Liles
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