Metaphors, maths,jokes and other words

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Metaphors

We know by direct physical experience what it means to be warm or cold. We use these words as metaphors in many ways:

• We refer to a person as having a warm or cold personality. This has nothing to do with their body temperature.
• When someone is on a treasure hunt we may tell them they are “getting warm”, even if they are hunting outside in the snow.
• Children don’t always sort meta­phors out correctly. Father: “We are all going to fly to Saint Paul to see your cousin Petunia.” Child: “But Dad, I don’t know how to fly!”