martes, 17 de noviembre de 2009

More examples of metonymy

Examples:



1.- The pen is mightier than the sword.

(pen refers to writer; sword refers to fighter)

2.-The pentagon announced it's new policy yesterday.

(Pentagon refers to chiefs of staff at the pentagon)

3.- The white House called a press conference.

(White House refers to chiefs of staff at the White House)

4.- There are two mouths to feet in my family.

(mouth refers to person).

5.-God bless the hands that prepared this food.

(hand refers to person)

6.- I count twenty heads at the party.

(head refers to person)

7.- Bill Gates is the king of operating systems worldwide.

(Bill Gates refers to Microsoft)

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