The Language Perfectionist: Mixed and Mashed Metaphors
It’s been a while since I wrote about mixed metaphors in this column. So let’s review. A mixed metaphor is a combination of figures of speech that unintentionally results in an incongruous or impossible image. This anecdote supplies a perfect example of the error: A sportswriter interviewing a basketball player asked how his team was doing. “The [...]
Friday, June 17, 2011
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