Lizeth, no I do not think that would be a proper example. I think it is supposed to rep. a person, place, or tangible thing. I may be wrong though.
Does this work: Capitol Hill only serves to benefit itself, and not the people.
CH. representing congress.
I know that for our state government, the governor is on the 7th floor of the main govn't building, so they refer to her a lot as the "7th floot". That would work right
Victoria and Jose are correct! Lizeth, "lend me a hand" sometimes literally means, "give me your hand! I need you to use it to help me!" It is a common figure of speech but wouldn't be considered a metonymy.
Would "lend me a hand" be an example,
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What about "the suits on WallStreet walked off with most of our savings"
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ReplyDeleteLizeth, no I do not think that would be a proper example. I think it is supposed to rep. a person, place, or tangible thing. I may be wrong though.
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Capitol Hill only serves to benefit itself, and not the people.
CH. representing congress.
I know that for our state government, the governor is on the 7th floor of the main govn't building, so they refer to her a lot as the "7th floot". That would work right
Victoria and Jose are correct! Lizeth, "lend me a hand" sometimes literally means, "give me your hand! I need you to use it to help me!" It is a common figure of speech but wouldn't be considered a metonymy.
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