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The White House, the Kremlin, and Downing Street can be used to represent the governments of the United States of America, Russia, and Great Britain, respectively. | The White House, the Kremlin, and Downing Street can be used to represent the governments of the United States of America, Russia, and Great Britain, respectively. | ||
"The difference between synecdoche and metonymy is that in metonymy the word you employ is linked to the concept you are really talking about, but isn’t actually a part of it." | "The difference between synecdoche and metonymy is that in metonymy the word you employ is linked to the concept you are really talking about, but isn’t actually a part of it."<ref name=Ref3/> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* <ref name=Ref1>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech/ ''Figure of Speech''] </ref> | * <ref name=Ref1>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech/ ''Figure of Speech''] </ref> | ||
* <ref name=Ref2>[http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/JC_Navigator/JC_3_2.html#speech30/ ''Julius Caesar''] </ref> | * <ref name=Ref2>[http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/JC_Navigator/JC_3_2.html#speech30/ ''Julius Caesar''] </ref> | ||
* <ref name=Ref3>[http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-syn1.htm] </ref> | |||