maybe the central thing. simultaneously *is* yet *is not*. or *is like* (simile / analogy): very powerful [[human cognitive skill]] / [[human memory encoding|mnemonic]] ![[1980LakoffJohnsonMetaphorsWeLive#^preface]] ![[onomasiology]] # sources [[usage based linguistic]] [[1950 Michael Tomasello]] [[1980LakoffJohnsonMetaphorsWeLive|Metaphors We Live By]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeric_simile [[GERMAN 113]] https://xkcd.com/2692/