#Metaphor

Going through the early stages of a second puberty while isolated alone in my house from literally everyone is truly the weirdest shit ever. All norms are different and even
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This is pretty unconscionable. @OxfordHealthNHS is recommending yoga, dancing, and cognitive behavioral therapy for post-#COVID19 patients who continue to have symptoms, when we don’t even understand #COVID19 let alone the
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I will say this about Ocean Vuong and metaphor gate. For the first time in my life I was called a f*gg*t while walking with a friend downtown. I do
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thread of my favorite lyrics from Zephyr. Stream it bc Niki needs new clothes and Zephyr deserves better!!! Newsflash: BEST BITCH SONG IN ZEPHYR! The part when she says so
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Another metaphor:(I'm thinking out loud)Buyers & sellers face transport costs of travelling to & from markets.Transport costs temporarily increase (for some goods more than others, some markets close).What happens to
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When communicating about antisemitism:- It's not a disease/virus. Fueling antisemitic ideas/acting hatefully are choices, not things that infect us against our will- "Machine" is a better metaphor. Antisemitism is built
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Wildest dreams is an amazing mv: a small thread First, the storyline: The metaphor of a film since the relationship is great but it isn’t real/is temporary The start of
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female protagonists sniffing male love interests: Oh man he smells like some sort of wood, some sort of storm metaphor, some sort of manly essential oil, and sOMETHING THAT'S JUST
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Today I'm going to be writing about eels in figurative language. Examining metaphors, similes, etc. is a useful way of getting a sense for a historical culture.Lots of metaphors =
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War metaphors are dangerous but widely used when talking about emergencies like the pandemic & climate change. Are there good alternatives to military frames? Let’s start with the word ‘frontline’...
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Let's talk about using metaphors in writing (and why it's a good idea + how to do it well.)THREAD. 1. Hemingway said: "A writer's style should be direct and personal,
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I swear we had to read this article at LEAST 4 times, listen to ppl talk about it thrice, & watch The Sorority’s talk for the message to FINALLY sink
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I have a story for you, prompted by someone on one of my medical groups upset about that NEJM editorial, and defending her vote for Trump because he's "pro-life". She
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1/ A mini-thread to debunk the oh-so-boring shill claims that "Trump has LIED" 6000x, 16,000x or 6.7 x per day, or whatever the #fakenews graphic claims this weekA little Lesson
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I mentioned a sort of story with my last tweet. Here's the deal. There's a witch (not me). No one, or at least almost no one, likes them. That's pretty
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Digital calendars are not designed to help us respect people’s time. They're empty by default, which means people are always ‘putting’ time on your calendar, never ‘taking it off.’ It’s
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