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Metonymy
October 6, 2012 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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When someone talks about Hollywood or Wall Street, they're probably not talking about a California city or a Manhattan street. It's an example of what rhetoricians call metonymy. Metonyms like the White House or Downing Street are often used as substitutes for a group of people or an industry. This is part of a complete episode.
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