Metonymy: The Brain’s Ultimate Linguistic Shortcut
Metonymy, where we use a related concept to stand in for the whole (e.g., "The White House announced..."), isn't just a literary device. It's a fundamental cognitive shortcut that reveals…
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The Logic of ‘Doch’: Germany’s Magic Word
German learners are often baffled by tiny words like 'doch'. This post unpacks the world of German modal particles, the linguistic "spice" that doesn't change a sentence's literal meaning but…