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Metaphorically speaking

James Geary · TED

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About

Aphorism enthusiast and author James Geary waxes on a fascinating fixture of human language: the metaphor. Friend of scribes from Aristotle to Elvis, metaphor can subtly influence the decisions we make, Geary says.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2009
Speaker
James Geary
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing, Languages and linguistics, Art, architecture and design, Music
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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