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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Re: Meanings- decoration or ornament

"What i want to express is the word-ornament can mean that a person or thing which is able to turn something better."

You can't and should not use a person as an object. As I mentioned before, ornament generally refers to an object, never a person.
  

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You can't and should not use a person as an object. -- Not true, Anon, though it may not have the best meaning: Sam was a pioneer, all right. An ornament to his profession, as far as I was concerned.

— Mister Micawber

  • You can't and should not use a person as an object.
  • -- Not true, Anon, though it may not have the best meaning: Sam was a pioneer, all right.
  • An ornament to his profession, as far as I was concerned.
  • **** Cheney is much more than an ornament when it comes to this campaign.
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You can't and should not use a person as an object. As I mentioned before, ornament generally refers to an object, never a person.-- Not true, Anon, though it may not have the best meaning:

Sam was a pioneer, all right. An ornament to his profession, as far as I was concerned.
**** Cheney is much more than an ornament
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"Sam was a pioneer, all right. An ornament to his profession, as far as I was concerned.
Cheney is much more than an ornament when it comes to this campaign."

Sorry, that Anonymous person is me.... forgot to login.

As I mention, Ornament generally refers to object, complimenting a person or personificatio
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They are describing people (Sam and Cheney, respectively), Max, though not with much admiration. You are confusing reference with figure of speech.
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"Sam was a pioneer, all right. An ornament to his profession, as far as I was concerned.
Cheney is much more than an ornament when it comes to this campaign."

"Sam" in this case is the object, while the "profession" is the personification. "Sam" is the crown jewel among his peers of the same profession, no?

"Cheney" is also objectified to be the most crucial part of the camp
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