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Ohmyrichard Posted 17 years ago
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Darling?
Hi, everyone.
Last week I asked my students to write about the merits and demerits of ebooks and physical books telling about their personal preferences. One of my students came up with this title for her composition: E-book--Darling of the 21st Century. I doubted the use of "darling" in this title, so I went to my Oxford dictionary and got the following explanation: The darling of somebody or something is a person who is especially liked and very popular. Here's a contradiction: ebook is not a person. Do you think "darling" can be used in this figurative way to draw attention from the reader?
Thanks.
Richard
Last week I asked my students to write about the merits and demerits of ebooks and physical books telling about their personal preferences. One of my students came up with this title for her composition: E-book--Darling of the 21st Century. I doubted the use of "darling" in this title, so I went to my Oxford dictionary and got the following explanation: The darling of somebody or something is a person who is especially liked and very popular. Here's a contradiction: ebook is not a person. Do you think "darling" can be used in this figurative way to draw attention from the reader?
Thanks.
Richard
Top answer
I have seen it used that way many times. CB
- I have seen it used that way many times.
- CB
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Thanks. Why didn't I get any clues concerning this issue when I went googling before coming here?
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