Why do people speak (write) figuratively when more direct ways are available? Or, put most pointedly, why don’t people just say what they mean?
http://cup.linguistlist.org/academic-books/language-cognition/using-figurative-language/
Why do people speak (write) figuratively when more direct ways are available? Or, put most pointedly, why don’t people just say what they mean?
http://cup.linguistlist.org/academic-books/language-cognition/using-figurative-language/