In Italy when we want to complain, say that we are bored, show disappointment, or rail against someone, “what a ...

Metaphor and metonymy are usually regarded as figures of speech. Although the terms derive from literary theory, they might be better regarded as fundamental ways of thinking, of deep interest to ...

The box-like nature of many old-fashioned box offices—enclosed, detached booths situated just outside theaters—seems like a fitting backstory for the term box office. But that doesn’t mean it’s ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Sept. 11, 1940, groundbreaking began on the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia. Built as World War II was ...

"Hospital" can refer to a physical place or more figuratively to the people associated with it. Such place-for-institution metonyms are common in everyday language, but there remain several open ...

You might not realize it, but metonymy is used in everyday speech. Learn what metonymy is and how you can use this literary device in your writing. Writers love using metonymy in their work. Here’s an ...

The new media technology was going to make us stupid, to reduce all human interaction to a sales pitch. It was going to corrode our minds, degrade communication, and waste our time. Its sudden rise ...

Detroit remains a metonym for the American automobile industry and a significant source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, the "Motor City" and "Motown." ...

METONYM POWER SOURCE PRIVATE LIMITED is a Private Limited Company, governed by the Companies Act as a company limited by shares. Classified as a Non-government company, it is registered under the ...