;Posted on 03/06/2013 5:32:20 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, March 6, 2013-- metonymy
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
metonymy [mi-ton-uh-mee]
noun
a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”
Origin: 1540–50; < Late Latin metōnymia < Greek metōnymía change of name;
Related forms
metonymies –plural
metonymical –adjective
meto'nymic –adjective
meto'nymically—adverb
metonym (noun): a word used in a metonymy. For example “Foggy Bottom” is a metonym for the United States Department of State, which is located in that neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
And "Faggy Bottom" is a metonymy for the entire Obama Regime!
(cue Seinfeld voice) Not that there's anything wrong with it.
That photo of the Stones looks a lot like the bevy of female beauties the Pres has nominated over the past few years.....
They do look like lesbians.
(cue Seinfeld voice) Not that there's anything wrong with it.
OK. Who here is a fan of White Collar? Did you watch he season finale last night? What did you think of it?
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
Mostly bc they are pickled!
It would take more than a few “bevys” to make them beautiful.
Let go of the button!
And everybody knows that it’s fun to be pickled!
Yeehaaaa!
It is 55 and clear, but it was 27 when I went out to hike at 6:30 this morning...
In attempting to coerce
Those they intend to rob
Obama says “the people”
Instead of “unwashed mob”
Whatever metonymy is used
By his minions don’t matter-
The real “people” are fed up
And sick of all the chatter
Emperor’s toadys eating crow
With a taste designed to linger
Might awaken them to the facts-
They are being given the finger...
....once again proving the boy king has no leadership and no clue.
Wolves would want nothing to do with that jackyl.
Looks like a whole jar of pickles!
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