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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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00There's a stone called Hematite and it's folk name is: Volcano spit. Shall I relate this word spit to spitting with saliva for example, or something else? Because I know that the same word can also mean something different.0-
  

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0 I think so. Like it's a vulcano's saliva, though. That Hematite probably also comes out of volcanoes' mouths...

— Kooyeen

  • 0 I think so.
  • Like it's a vulcano's saliva, though.
  • That Hematite probably also comes out of volcanoes' mouths...
  • like it's saliva.
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0 I think so. Like it's a vulcano's saliva, though. That Hematite probably also comes out of volcanoes' mouths... like it's saliva. 0-
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0 Volcanos normally 01b00spew02b00, but yes ... spit could be related ...0-
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0 Weren't you asking about metaphors in a different thread?02br
01i00Volcano spit02i00 is a perfect example of metaphoric language. 02br
00In fact, the opening at the top of a volcano is called the 01u00mouth02u00 of the volcano, thus extending the metaphor. And then there's the 01u00throat02u00 of the volc
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