Before making up your mind about the dangers of English to other languages, it might be worthwhile to have a closer look at the metaphors that might be influencing your judgement. Some of them might be worth resisting.
Tag: politics
The Hammer and Dance metaphor in corona times
An effective metaphor, no matter the provenance, may affect public policy around the world.
Metaphorical shooting?
In September 2019, Virginia State Senator Amanda Chase (Republican) ran a Facebook ad where she warned gun control advocates that she was “not afraid to shoot” them down: an extraordinarily insensitive choice of wording in light of the exceedingly contentious nature of the issue of gun rights in the USA, along with the regular occurrence…