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Bayeux Tapestry detail: Coronation of Harold, created by Myrabella, 2013, used under Creative Commons license

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Metaphorically Speaking

March 14, 2020

28 September 2009

The Boston Globe ran this piece on the psychology of metaphors. It’s not the greatest of articles--I would have liked to have seen some links to real research, but the general topic is interesting.

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