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PASTEL Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Rim of the pot

Out here, far beyond the rim of the urban melting pot, I had expected to find a traditional, native village.



With what else can I replace "rim"?



Thanks,
Pastel
  

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You would need to replace the whole metaphor really; pots have rims. Or possibly lips, but that doesn't really work in your sentence. I suppose you could use edge but the metaphor is weakened.

— Nona the brit

  • You would need to replace the whole metaphor really; pots have rims.
  • Or possibly lips, but that doesn't really work in your sentence.
  • I suppose you could use edge but the metaphor is weakened.
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You would need to replace the whole metaphor really; pots have rims. Or possibly lips, but that doesn't really work in your sentence. I suppose you could use edge but the metaphor is weakened.
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Hello,

Does the original sentence sound really odd? I think it's a good matephor!



Pastel
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The original sentence is fine. It is a good metaphor.
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