tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post5146088165583018862..comments2024-03-14T10:31:26.918+00:00Comments on DCblog: On mixing metaphorsDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-61403172806290091982009-10-27T09:38:57.025+00:002009-10-27T09:38:57.025+00:00Wonderful discussion! I wonder if the fact that my...Wonderful discussion! I wonder if the fact that my wife mixes punch-lines fits into this discussion. One day she came out with, "Is a bear Catholic!?" ... It made me wonder where that leaves the Pope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-6496188727510880322009-07-10T21:15:11.182+00:002009-07-10T21:15:11.182+00:00Yes, it does depend on the sense intended. I don&#...Yes, it does depend on the sense intended. I don't think the speaker was aware of this sense of <i>germ</i>, however, so from his point of view it was a mixing.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-41312130768929482782009-07-10T11:51:07.451+00:002009-07-10T11:51:07.451+00:00Perhaps I'm wrong, but this isn't a mixed ...Perhaps I'm wrong, but this isn't a mixed metaphor. It's just a choice of a word that is less known/used. Dictionary.com list of definitions for germ include, "a bud, offshoot, or seed." This is where we get words like germinate.Jonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-81122408556939361682008-08-25T02:55:00.000+00:002008-08-25T02:55:00.000+00:00David, thanks for a wonderful post. I have a tende...David, thanks for a wonderful post. I have a tendency to "sequence" my metaphors and always thought that what I was doing was mixing them. I'm feeling much better now. :-DTréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742129819547567342noreply@blogger.com