Jaggers
Junior Member
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2011
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- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Ireland
- Current Location
- Ireland
Have recently noticed our press using "megalith" to describe large organisations; would previously have expected to see "monolith"
eg Valuation of IBRC loan book sparks keen interest - Independent.ie
The meaning "megalith" seems to really be limited to buildings and architecture, meaning "composed of one big stone"
whilst
"monolith" seems to have the abstract quality of largeness in a structure.
Is one better than the other to describe a large organisation, and why?
eg Valuation of IBRC loan book sparks keen interest - Independent.ie
The meaning "megalith" seems to really be limited to buildings and architecture, meaning "composed of one big stone"
whilst
"monolith" seems to have the abstract quality of largeness in a structure.
Is one better than the other to describe a large organisation, and why?