Re: Metaphor and Mental Models

Stephen Robbins (stever@verstek.com)
Fri, 13 Jan 1995 00:31:02 EST5EDT

> From: trking@providence.edu (Thomas R. King)
>
> i agree wholeheartedly, Eric, that we must be precise when talking about
> these terms. But i'm not sure you have been. To me, competition is like a
> track or swimming race ...

Interesting how we resort to metaphor to be more precise... Perhaps
that's a clue as to the role of metaphor in communication.

- Stever
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