“...all humans are given the same set of primary-metaphor building blocks, but different language and cultural groups put the blocks together in different ways. Some individuals even force the blocks together in ways that don’t fit – which is the major reason we get mixed metaphors.”
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Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse
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