metaphore

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Of course, cramming them all into the same screen makes no sense - It would be better to follow the good ol 'desktop metaphore, and just switch the focus and raise the window, right?

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  • I reject a "Left Behind" view of eschatology given the fact that Appocyliptic Lit was metaphore driven and had significant meaning to the audience it was writen to (not us perse). —  DeVine Theology
  • Of course, cramming them all into the same screen makes no sense - It would be better to follow the good ol 'desktop metaphore, and just switch the focus and raise the window, right? —  Gunnar Wolf
  • That's wrong what he said, but we all know it's a metaphore for saying that he wouldn't want you on his team. —  SPORTSbyBROOKS
  • Dubai is a useful metaphore for what we have become. —  doggdot.us
  • For example the Abrahamic scriptures say that the world was created in 7 days, but we now know it took billions or years and the followers say it is just a metaphore to illustrate that a supernatural being created the earth. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
 

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