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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern
Taking something literally instead of metaphorically?
When someone says, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" does that literally mean one could eat an entire horse or that one is so hungry that one could eat a large amount?
Hmm....  |
When someone says "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse", it isn't quite so personally threatening.
Yeah......I'm bothered by anyone who says something that threatening. Or......"I could just KILL you!!"