#synecdoche — Public Fediverse posts

RE: https://mastodon.green/@Tarnport/117098949192703211

Second time in two days coming across the term #synecdoche concerning #history.

Recently watched (09.06.26):

'𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸'

- written and directed by Charlie Kaufman

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- with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson, Dianne Wiest.....
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#synecdochenewyork #synecdoche - #charliekaufman - #nowwatching #firstwatch - #cinema #cinemastodon #film #filmastodon #movies #moviesmastodon - #letterboxd #trakt

random shout into the wind: folks, it's a "blog post", not a "blog". you didn't "write a blog", you wrote a "blog post" #synecdoche

@DropBear @skisnow I do have to say, though, that this is the first time I've heard "Death to [country]" explained that way. Not saying you're wrong, just that it's indeed not so strange to construe those phrases as a threat to people instead of a calling for an end to a political entity.

I *hope* it's not usually meant as a personal threat, as you say. Though I have to say the people shouting it don't usually seem intellectual types who would mean it in such a... synecdochal way. #Synecdoche

CAW Term of the Week - Synecdoche

#CAW #CartersvilleAreaWriters #CartersvilleAreaWritersGroup #CAWTofW #CAWTermOfTheWeek #TermoftheWeek #TofW #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingTips #WritingLife #WritersOfMastodon #WritersOnMastodon #AuthorsOfMastodon #AuthorsOnMastodon #MastoWriters #Synecdoche

#synecdoche involves replacing a specific part of something with the whole.

#metonymy involves replacing a word or phrase with a related one.

For example, “stars and stripes” is a synecdoche for the American flag because these are part of the flag.

On the other hand, “the crown” is a metonymy for the monarchy

https://quillbot.com/blog/frequently-asked-questions/what-is-the-difference-between-synecdoche-and-metonymy/

Opened a book today to find a lovely reminder from an old project.

This little tear-off pull tab from a telephone pole flyer for the Jejune Institute conjures up so many memories.

#synecdoche

This has been a problem for me all my life. When I ask for clarification on ambiguous questions/assignments, I've been called a smartass or a dumbass and am chided for not understanding the obvious. I've been called a disturber or told to use my brain. It's left me paranoid and wondering if subconsciously I am doing this on purpose. A lifetime of gaslighting.

The same thing goes when people use synecdoche and I think they're being literal. As an example, years ago, my in-laws, a military family, were talking about war and said "when we were in the Middle East." Confused, I said, "oh, I hadn't realized you lived there too."

This made them blow up at me because apparently I was supposed to know the "we" meant the Canadian military in general, and not my in-laws.
#ActuallyAutistic #literal #synecdoche

@ethanschoonover @gikiski Oh man, “synecdoche” sent me racing to the dictionary! Never heard it before! Love it! #synecdoche

Anyone have a synecdoche for a tree. I don't want to use 'a piece' or a branch etc.) but there has to be something that works. #Words

#Vocabulary #Words #Synecdoche #Mastodon #Fediverse

@Mumbaipaused #synecdoche