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Taka Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

eyes

0 01i00There is some truth in the idea that reading too many of books 01font00ruins your eyes02font00.02br
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02i00My book translates 'ruins your eyes' literally into 'deterioration of eyesight', but is it really so?02br
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00I think 'eyes' here might be some kind of a metaphor for 'perception'...0-
  

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0 No, they are talking about literal eyesight here. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 No, they are talking about literal eyesight here.
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0 No, they are talking about literal eyesight here. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10No, they are talking about literal eyesight here.12blockquote
10How come it cannot be such a metaphor, nona?0-
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0What do you suggest the metaphor is?02br
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00It's a typical mother thing to say: Turn on a light - reading in that light will ruin your eyes!0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10What do you suggest the metaphor is?12br
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10If you read too many books, you might become unable to take things as they are, for example; your intuition might be affected by what others say.0-
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0 No metaphor: it 01b00does02b00 damage your eyes/eyesight0-
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0There’s a possibility that it’s metaphor, I think, 01b00depending on the discourse02b00.02br
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00(If it’s definitely not a metaphor, it should just be “01i01b00truth02b02i00”, not “01i01b00some truth02b02i00”.)02br
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01cite10Maple12cite12br
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10 10(If it’s definitely not a metaphor, it should just be “11i11b10truth12b12i10”, not “11i11b10some truth12b12i10”.)12br
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10Yes, Maple. That's ano
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01cite10Taka12cite11i10There is some truth in the idea that reading too many 11b11del10of12del12b10 books 11font10ruins your eyes12font10.12br
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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite11blockquote
11cite20Taka22cite21i20There is some truth in the idea that reading too many 21b21del20of22del22b20 books 21font20ruins your eyes22font20.22br
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0 Hi Taka02br
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00I also think that your sentence was probably intended to be taken literally.0-
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