On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 WJhonson(a)aol.com wrote:
Worth quoting here:
"Wikipedia could not be reached for comment.">>
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The coffee I had this morning was crappy. The coffee could not be reached
for comment.
Wikipedia is not a person who can comment. In fact Wikipedia is not a
person or even sentient or even living.
How exactly do you get comment from Wikipedia anyway?
Oops I stepped in that one....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy
Metonymy example: The White House supports the bill (using The White
House instead of the President. The President is not like The White
House, but there is contiguity between them...