Reading the classics is good because it helps you make metaphors and analogies. e.g. me to wife over lunch: "I think the one Selectman is a jackass, but at least he backed off when I punched him in the nose. The Zoning Chair, tho, man, he's gone full Captain Ahab."
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I had to Google that (so much for my nerd cred) and found this, so thanks:https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/star-trek-tng-and-the-limits-of-language-shaka-when-the-walls-fell/372107/ …
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On the one hand, it's a very good episode, but on the other hand ... this is how language largely works! "Hey, team, Santa came early this year - we're getting new laptops" etc etc etc
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