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minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·3 days agoIt’s not a comparison, it’s a simile
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·3 days agoNow define simile without using the word ‘comparison’, since you believe a simile isn’t a comparison
minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days 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-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoWhat you’re saying is like trying to say a rectangle isn’t a square
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days 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'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoNo, it’s a duplicating operation
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.
What you’re saying is like trying to say a rectangle isn’t a square
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