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  1. > Richards divided the class into three groups. Each group was asked to write a paragraph describing language. However, Richards provided each group with its first sentence.

    Group A had to begin with “Language is like a tree”;
    Group B with
    “Language is like a river”;
    Group C with
    “Language is like a building.”...

    Our discussion centered on how metaphors control what we say, and to what extent what we say controls what we see.
    #NeilPostman #Technopoly with #IaRichards on #MetaphorControl