Re:Metaphors in Man Pages
by dllthomas on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:22PM
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"She did not produce further ideas, perhaps being unable."
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The author mentions "generate" as a metaphor for "ideas as products". I suppose "produce" would fall in the same category.
(Absurd, I know!)
Ah. "think of"? Or maybe "voice" if we are being behaviorists.
"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.
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
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yes great agree on all of you