Rocco: There's only one Johnny Rocco.
Temple: How do you account for it?
McCloud: He knows what he wants. Don't you, Rocco?
Rocco: Sure.
Temple: What's that?
McCloud: Tell him, Rocco.
Rocco: Well, I want uh...
McCloud: He wants more, don't you, Rocco?
Rocco: Yeah. That's it. More. That's right! I want more!
Temple: Will you ever get enough?
McCloud: Will you, Rocco?
Rocco: Well,...
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Temple: How do you account for it?
McCloud: He knows what he wants. Don't you, Rocco?
Rocco: Sure.
Temple: What's that?
McCloud: Tell him, Rocco.
Rocco: Well, I want uh...
McCloud: He wants more, don't you, Rocco?
Rocco: Yeah. That's it. More. That's right! I want more!
Temple: Will you ever get enough?
McCloud: Will you, Rocco?
Rocco: Well,...
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The word I was looking for earlier, one example of which being a container for the thing contained, is 'metonymy' - examples being 'lend me your ears' when referring to the hearing the ears represent, or 'England beat Australia' when referring to the cricket teams from the two countries.
A synecdoche is similar, but means to refer to something by some small part of it...
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A synecdoche is similar, but means to refer to something by some small part of it...
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kittyvalentine:
Nooo, I like little things like this that I probably wouldn't have found out about otherwise. It makes a nice change. 
I'm afraid I don't know anything about programming, though, so if you post a blog about that I'll never get my head round it!
I'm afraid I don't know anything about programming, though, so if you post a blog about that I'll never get my head round it!
avidity:
awe i like bunny! you have to call me that all the time now! 
Then a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow. And he answered:
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very...
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Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
And how else can it be?
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
Is not the cup that holds your wine the very...
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kittyvalentine:
^ 
You're a smart cookie, by the way. I had never thought it could be allergy related, right enough I do suspect I have food allergies - my boyfriend recently noted that after I eat my belly swells up lots and I look pregnant, so I measured my waist after eating, six inches bigger than normal. Happens most times I eat.
I'm hoping through some miracle my claims of sickness will be heard, it's tough because the minute the doctors say "Forget it" then it means I'm out of money and have to find a means of income, when really I have difficulty doing basic tasks some days. :/
You're a smart cookie, by the way. I had never thought it could be allergy related, right enough I do suspect I have food allergies - my boyfriend recently noted that after I eat my belly swells up lots and I look pregnant, so I measured my waist after eating, six inches bigger than normal. Happens most times I eat.
I'm hoping through some miracle my claims of sickness will be heard, it's tough because the minute the doctors say "Forget it" then it means I'm out of money and have to find a means of income, when really I have difficulty doing basic tasks some days. :/
kittyvalentine:
Well, I'll certainly do some research on it since it could be a reason that I have so many problems gaining weight. Thank you. x
Which is a crap way of wording it.