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minus-squareMuad'dibBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·8 months agoIt’s not a comparison, it’s a simile
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·8 months agoNow define simile without using the word ‘comparison’, since you believe a simile isn’t a comparison
minus-squareMuad'dibBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·8 months agoIt’s when one thing is likened to another thing, so as to transfer attitudes or understanding from the second thing to the first thing.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoSo since you are transferring the attitudes or understanding, then those things would no longer be applicable to the first, after they were transferred.
minus-squareMuad'dibBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoNo, it’s a duplicating operation
minus-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoWhat you’re saying is like trying to say a rectangle isn’t a square
It’s not a comparison, it’s a simile
Now define simile without using the word ‘comparison’, since you believe a simile isn’t a comparison
It’s when one thing is likened to another thing, so as to transfer attitudes or understanding from the second thing to the first thing.
So since you are transferring the attitudes or understanding, then those things would no longer be applicable to the first, after they were transferred.
No, it’s a duplicating operation
What you’re saying is like trying to say a rectangle isn’t a square