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Re:Metaphors in Man Pages by dllthomas on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:22PM (#23119002)
"She did not produce further ideas, perhaps being unable."
Re:Metaphors in Man Pages by the_af on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:38PM (#23119180)
The author mentions "generate" as a metaphor for "ideas as products". I suppose "produce" would fall in the same category.

(Absurd, I know!)

Re:Metaphors in Man Pages by dllthomas on Friday May 08, 2020 @05:00PM (#23119402)
Ah. "think of"? Or maybe "voice" if we are being behaviorists.
Re:Metaphors in Man Pages by the_af on Friday May 08, 2020 @05:31PM (#23119723)
"She did not think of [further] ideas [, perhaps being unable to]"

Hmmm. Isn't "further" somewhat related to space or distance? And in any case, it doesn't convey the same meaning as "she ran out of ideas", which is quite definitive -- we're not unsure, we know there are no more ideas left in her mind.

I'm sure we all agree (even Julia and Maggie, it would seem) it's not practical or clearer to talk like this.

Re:Metaphors in Man Pages by dllthomas on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:19PM (#23120971)
Good point. Maybe "additional"?

> I'm sure we all agree (even Julia and Maggie, it would seem) it's not practical or clearer to talk like this.

Yeah, I'm just having fun trying to play by rules I haven't fully grokked.

Re:Metaphors in Man Pages by afrahim2001 on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:25PM (#23121006)
yes great agree on all of you