Maureen személy
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'You know, in poems. And in English Literature. Sometimes you say something is like something and sometimes you say something is something. You know, my love is like a fuck-bloody rose or whatever.'
'Similes and metaphors.'
'Yeah. Exactly. Shakespeare invented them, didn't he? That's why he was a genius.'
'No.'
'Who was it, then?'
'Never mind.'
'So why was Shakespeare a genius? What did he do?'
'Another time.'
'OK. Anyway. So which is the one where you say something is something, like „You are a prick” even if you're not actually a prick. As in a penis. Obviously.'
Maureen looked close to tears.
'Oh, for God's sake, Jess,' I said.
'Sorry. Sorry. I didn't know if we had the same swearing rules if it was only for discussion about grammar and that.'
'We do.'
'Right. Sorry, Maureen. OK, „You are a pig” when you're not a pig.'
'Metaphor.'
113. oldal - Martin