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Help[Opinions] Re: contour
4/15/2008, 10:33 AM
in reply to a message by Lillian
Contour did slightly work in context; however, it altered the acceptable idiomatic expression, which doesn’t do much to bolster his argument. Idioms are not clichés, rather they are colloquial speech that is recognizable to speakers in the culture. Altering an idiom generally reduces the effect of an argument, rather than enhances it. I was merely pointing out the conventional figure of speech.
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•I speak against women who have no grasp of how to create a masculine, strong name (m) · -=A=- · 4/14/2008, 8:40 PM
•I'd prefer men be graceful and reserved too as opposed to making such a spectacle from which you cannot refrain. · -=A=- · 4/14/2008, 10:06 PM
•Re: I'd prefer men be graceful and reserved too as opposed to making such a spectacle from which you cannot refrain. · queenv · 4/14/2008, 10:24 PM
•Re: I'd prefer men be graceful and reserved too as opposed to making such a spectacle from which you cannot refrain. · -=A=- · 4/14/2008, 10:30 PM
•Re: I'd prefer men be graceful and reserved too as opposed to making such a spectacle from which you cannot refrain. · queenv · 4/14/2008, 10:31 PM
•Re: contour · Starving Artist · 4/15/2008, 10:33 AM