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Enough enough

Enough is a common enough word in the English language that we never stop to think how strange it is.

February 24, 2015 Language

Beyond words and pictures 3: metonymy and synecdoche

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Examines the use of metonymy, synecdoche, and symbols in representative painting prior to ‘Modern Art’ in the twentieth century.

February 22, 2015 Language, Painting

Beyond words and pictures: 2 Metaphor

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Visual metaphor is common in advertising. Such images succeed in bringing together two apparently unrelated subjects, using the one to position the product favourably in the mind of the beholder.

February 17, 2015 Language, Painting

There’s no place like…

English – and possibly other languages – get quite weird when it comes to place names. Each seems to become an idiom on its own.

February 16, 2015 General, Language, Life

Beyond words and pictures: 1 The quest for tropes

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Just as we are practised and skilled at reading beyond the literality of words, we need tools to see beyond pictures. This is the start of a journey to acquire those tools, and achieve visual literacy.

February 16, 2015 Language, Painting

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