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could you please give 5 sentences that exemplifies metonymy
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https://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/metonymy.html
Downing Street (British Prime Minister)
Wall Street
The White House
Whitehall (British civil service)
Fleet Street (British press)
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Downing Street (British Prime Minister)
Wall Street
The White House
Whitehall (British civil service)
Fleet Street (British press)
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Scotland Yard--the chief British investigative agency
The Pentagon--the US defense department
A person might say he spoke to Scotland Yard meaning he spoke to somebody at Scotland Yard. He might say "The Pentagon said...." meaning it was spoken by somebody at the Pentagon.
(Psst, Tdol! It should be on Wall Street. (Not in Wall Street.)
The Pentagon--the US defense department
A person might say he spoke to Scotland Yard meaning he spoke to somebody at Scotland Yard. He might say "The Pentagon said...." meaning it was spoken by somebody at the Pentagon.
(Psst, Tdol! It should be on Wall Street. (Not in Wall Street.)
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