We could probably just leave off all metaphors from the Matter of Britain altogether and be the better for it.
I'm guilty of quoting someone this week saying this, but I wish scientists would stop describing anything as the "holy grail."
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Yup. And no moonshots unless you're shooting something to the moon.
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That's right - there was only one "holy grail" and it was lost when the cave collapsed in "The Last Crusade."
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@NewsfromScience we weren't allowed to use "holy grail" ourselves & no one bold enough to quote it. Still real to scientists.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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