Re: the grammar of photographic writers
Here is a lovely collection of figures of speech: http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/williams/figofspe.htm Don Sweet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clay Harmon" <wcharmon@wt.net> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 12:57 PM Subject: Re: the grammar of photographic writers > Don't forget we haven't even gotten to synecdoche yet. Many brains on > the list should be able to make short work of it. > > Clay > On Oct 14, 2007, at 5:51 PM, Judy Seigel wrote: > > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Don Sweet wrote: > > > >> Hi Judy > >> > >> The term I would use to describe a construction like "we the > >> people" is apposition. The first word is defined by the other two > >> words. Metonymy is use of one word as a symbol for another, eg > >> "the War of the Roses" using the emblems of the houses of > >> Lancaster and York (red and white roses respectively) to represent > >> the rival armies. > > > > > > Oh, I like "apposition"! Excellent.... > > > > Now just for fun I mention that when I checked the dictionary for > > the spelling of "metonymy," it gave two examples, one of them > > American -- namely, "the White House" for "president." > > > > Well, I thought it was amusing... Anyway, I'm getting to like this > > "Oxford American Dictionary," despite its weird typography: It's > > portable, hence handier than the unabridged, which requires a > > voyage across the room (and has anyway permitted its type to get > > too small for human consumption). > > > > J. > >
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