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**Lydiaswingert** · 06-25-2010, 03:48 PM

Another red herring, Paul. If I have a colleague at work who makes that statement in an email, said colleague actually has the physical ability to punch me in real life. That's not the case here, so the analogy doesn't hold. In this case, the statement is really only a figure of speech, not a genuine threat to you or anyone else.

Surely you must have some concept of literal vs figurative speech?

06-25-2010, 03:48 PM	#8
Lydiaswingert Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 535 Senior Member	Another red herring, Paul. If I have a colleague at work who makes that statement in an email, said colleague actually has the physical ability to punch me in real life. That's not the case here, so the analogy doesn't hold. In this case, the statement is really only a figure of speech, not a genuine threat to you or anyone else. Surely you must have some concept of literal vs figurative speech?
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