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So, from your example, wwh, it appears that stereotype and cliché were full-fledged metaphors, but have transpired into something else: a metaphor taken from a previous period of time that has lost the metaphorical connection and stands more on its current definition than on the previous metaphorical connection.
I agree with Faldage that this is something that goes beyond metaphor. It is something that typically happens in language all the time--a word derives its meaning from a metaphorical connection, but, after being in use for a long period, that connection could become generally unknown or forgotten.
It's sweet to rediscover those metaphorical connections--like the one Faldage mentioned this morning that onions had previously meant "large pearls," which is definitely metaphorical. We can look at onions now with new appreciation--it returns us to the poetry implicit in language, don't you think?
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wwh
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11/05/02 11:51 PM
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Wordwind
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11/06/02 12:56 AM
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RhubarbCommando
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11/06/02 10:23 AM
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Alex Williams
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11/06/02 11:13 AM
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RhubarbCommando
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11/06/02 11:35 AM
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Faldage
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wwh
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