At 15:43 1/15/00 , Mike Johnston wrote:
>figurative meaning. It's fine to say "The OM-4Ti is a gem," but the
>OM-4Ti is literally NOT a gem. It is figuratively a gem.
Is it permitted to state part of the Contax T is literally a gem, without
being alluded to as literally illiterate, (oooh, the soothing, sonorous
allure of alliteration) <g> ?
-- John
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