Would but that it were. I could buy my wife a 4Ti much cheaper than a
real gem (and then maybe she'd let me borrow it!).
BB
On Sat, 15 Jan 2000 15:43:00 +0000, 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
>
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