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  1. 12-Nov-2003, 14:34 #1
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    Default analogies

    what is this called?
    blue: sky :: green: grass
  2. 12-Nov-2003, 15:47 #2
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    Do you mean collocation?

    http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/collocation.html

  3. 12-Nov-2003, 22:24 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by needhelp
    what is this called?
    blue: sky :: green: grass
    You gave the answer in the title. The symbols mean blue is to sky as green is to grass,
  4. 12-Nov-2003, 22:44 #4
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    I see now- I didn't see the pattern of the dashes. Oooops. ;-(
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