Monthly Archives: August 2016

Shared Experience, Shared Language: A Review of Lakoff and Johnson on Metaphor

Posted on August 24, 2016 by justewordsblog

Each of my efforts to write about George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s Metaphors We Live By uncannily comprises a demonstration of its thesis. As I started to plan my review, I wrote, I am late to the dance—referring to the fact that the … Continue reading →

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It Quacks Like a Duck

Posted on August 13, 2016 by justewordsblog

I have learned many important lessons since beginning this blog three months ago, and I have relearned many others: Already this morning, I have experienced one of each (in reverse order): I know a minuscule amount; and Amazon Prime is the … Continue reading →

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Our Whole Heart: Language and the Book of Common Prayer

Posted on August 6, 2016 by justewordsblog

Along with the King James Bible and the collected works of Shakespeare, the Book of Common Prayer has permeated the English language and given Anglophones worldwide some of our most beautiful and evocative phrases. Even the most secular among us get … Continue reading →

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