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Adam Funk
Jun 13, 2008, 5:35:59 PM6/13/08
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On 2008-06-04, Rev. 11D Meow! wrote:
>> What do you have against dog food?
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>> Dogs need to eat just like people need to eat.
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> HTSI
>
> "It's a dog eat dog world."
"It's a doggy dog world."
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Do not use _literally_ to intensify a metaphorical exaggeration.
People in a famine relief camp may be _literally_ starving, but
it is not a thing to say about oneself towards lunchtime.
(Gowers, _The Complete Plain Words_)
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