Hi Mike
Perhaps literarily, rather than literally...
Tom
On 15 Jan 00, at 15:43, Mike Johnston spoke about
*[OM] OWCH! That hurt my ear..* saying
> BJoP: >>>"The OM4Ti is, quite literally, a gem."<<<
>
> What an illiterate sentence! Something is literally a simile? A "gem"
> is a faceted or polished precious or semiprecious stone. When you say
> a thing or a person is a "gem," meaning that it is "valued for its
> beauty, perfection, or preciousness," it is not a literal meaning, but
> a 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.
>
> Sheesh!
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