Tag: religion
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The Flood, the Resurrection etc and literal understanding
In the nearly 40 years that I have taught English, the comprehension of literal and figurative has been one of the most problematic elements of language understanding and use. In most cases, literal is used as an antonym to figurative, which implies the use of some sort of comparison or language device to convey or…
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Of blind men and elephants
A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to the town, but none of them were aware of its shape and form. Out of curiosity, they said: “We must inspect and know it by touch, of which we are capable”. So, they sought it out, and when…