[Grammar] in order for them to

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Csika

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Dear Forum Users,

I am writing an essay and I want to say that we do not need to know that, for instance, 'This surgeon is a butcher' is a metaphor (or whatever), we understand the meaning.

Can I say:

"These figures of speech need not be named in order for them to operate in meaning construction"?

Thank you.

Csika
 
Can I say:

"These figures of speech need not be named in order for them to operate in meaning construction"?
No.

You need to be more specific, for example:We do not need to label a metaphor as such in order to (be able to) understand it.

or:

We need to recognise a metaphor in order to (be able to) understand it.
 
Is 'in order for them to' technically possible in the original post?

Csika
 
Is 'in order for them to' technically possible in the original post?

Csika

I suppose you could say "Metaphors do not be named/identified/labeled in order for them to be understood".
 
I suppose you could say "Metaphors do not be named/identified/labeled in order for them to be understood".

How about this one:

Metaphors should not be named so that people could understand them.?

Is the part in bold correct?

Csika
 
I suppose you could say "Metaphors do not be named/identified/labeled in order for them to be understood".
I'm sorry, but "Metaphors do not be named" seems wrong to me.
 
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