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<p>Posted by <b><!--poster-->Jonathana Tegire</b>
on <!--date-->19:54 8/27/02
<p>In reply to: <a href="489.html">idioms</a> posted by Jonathana Tegire</b> on 8:18 8/26/02
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Airanasin!
<p>It's idiom in the sense that it might not exactly convey
meaning.
<p>A better example is "I am at your service." From a completely
objective point of view, this, to me, sounds rediculous. How
can you be at a non-place. What you want to say is, "I am
lending my service to you." But then, that isn't really
there. How about "I am saying that I will do what you want me
to do."
<p> I haven't figured out how the Tigerians would say this. One
can have so much fun making up idiomatic ways to say things.
Perhaps, "My service is upon you."
Anyway, I could think of at least a few others, but not at
this moment.
<p>Ad onel�n,
<br> J. Tegire
<hr><i>Mark responds:
<p>Well, that's really a metaphor. Metaphor greatly expands what we
can say, and if you really try to do without it (go ahead, try!),
you'll sound like Tarzan. (More on this later, maybe... busy.)
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