I love this question, but I’ve enjoyed noticing answers to its opposite more. What are some things you thought weren’t metaphors but were surprised to learn actually are metaphors.
A classic example is that, at least in English, time is often described using distance metaphors. For example, we talk about things taking a “long” or a “short” amount of time, about events that happened in the “distant past” or will happen in the “near future”, and how two events can be said to happen “close” or “far apart” from one another in time.
[Question] Which things were you surprised to learn are metaphors?
I love this question, but I’ve enjoyed noticing answers to its opposite more. What are some things you thought weren’t metaphors but were surprised to learn actually are metaphors.
A classic example is that, at least in English, time is often described using distance metaphors. For example, we talk about things taking a “long” or a “short” amount of time, about events that happened in the “distant past” or will happen in the “near future”, and how two events can be said to happen “close” or “far apart” from one another in time.