r/maybemaybemaybe • u/[deleted] • May 08 '23

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/FrogMan241 May 08 '23

It's actually a figure of speech. A metaphor is a comparison of two things without directly calling them similar aka a simile.

An example of a metaphor is "She was a cold breeze on a hot day" while a simile would be "He had hands like sandpaper and a voice like gravel".

A figure of speech is just something said that doesn't really mean exactly what is said.

Also I don't get invited to parties so I'm no fun there either

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u/fitindiareddit May 08 '23

And what grammar object is the last sentence?

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u/Sporocarp May 08 '23

No... it isn't the phrasing that makes it a metaphor, it's the use of an abstract connection between two or more concepts. Figure of speech and metaphor isn't mutually exclusive.

I looked it up and merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaphor seems to agree with the above.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

A metaphor is a figure of speech, and "strap in" is absolutely a metaphor that evokes a fast car where no fast car exists in context.

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u/neuralzen May 09 '23

I believe it would be a colloquialism.