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Is there a word for "the occurrence in real life of something that is ordinarily only a figure of speech." Example, seeing a blind person leading another blind person down the street -- "the blind leading the blind." Thanks in advance.
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That's an interesting question. If there is we probably have someone here who knows it. But then, we probably have someone who knows it even if there isn't a word for it.
Welcome and stick around.
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That's an interesting question. If there is we probably have someone here who knows it. But then, we probably have someone who knows it even if there isn't a word for it.
Welcome and stick around. I like that: "we have someone who knows it even if there isn't a word for it". Good one. I love questions like the one posted above: things I have never thought of, and which spark interesting repartee. Welcome.
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well, I asked Gideon Burton of silva rhetoricae and he replied: Wow, that would be an awesome term. Wish I knew what it was. 
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What a beautiful site: silva rhetoricae. Thank you for giving the link.
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Well, just to give it a shake, might I propose a kettleblack?
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