As Wall Street plummets, shrinks, crashes, retreats, and melts down into a bear market, analysts and reporters seem uncertain as to which of these metaphors best captures what’s going on. The answer ...

Last year we discussed mixed metaphors ­­- what they were, how they come about, and why they don't work but can cause unwitting hilarity. This week I'm going to provide a number of examples of mixed ...

Can ships and street signs ever mix? Source: iStock; Matthew Barra/Pexels English composition instructors tend to have strong opinions about how the language should be written. You may have been ...

In October 2023, The Punch did. So did Businessday. And Leadership. You, too: Channels Television. Daily Trust. And many other news organizations. You all enthusiastically reported the public order of ...

Some friends and I are looking for the most creative and entertaining mixed metaphors. Some examples in context...<P>It's not rocket surgery.<BR>Smarty two-shoes!<BR>Smooth as pie.<P>Please contribute ...

My column on mixed metaphors elicited some interesting reactions from readers. Are mixed metaphors just bad English, one wanted to know. Not really, is my answer. They emerge from the carelessness, or ...