Sunday, April 29, 2012

empty suffix ? and misuse intrigue

Since we're talking..... alphadictionary.com   also pointed out.

metaphorical with the empty (meaningless) suffix -al at the end.  Huh?......... I didn't know there were empty suffixes. 

Also.
The use of today's good word in the sense of "symbol" is, in fact, a misuse, but one that seems to have stuck: "Michael Jackson is a metaphor for the focus on superficiality in show business."

Misuse makes it official?   Huh..?   I guess if you use it enough.... we can through application change the rule.

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