Re: Sacred tangent (was Re: just checking...)

On Fri, 14 Jan 2011, Bruce Geerdes wrote:

>> I am suggesting that primary definitions overshadow all the derivative 
>> definitions.  Because, y'know, they generally do.
>
> The figurative definition of "overshadow" is not primary, y'know. Kind 
> of like, oh, sacred? ;)

Ah, but there is no sharp split between the literal and figurative 
definitions of "overshadow", the way that there is with "sacred", nor are 
the literal and figurative definitions of "overshadow" easily confused 
with one another, the way they are with "sacred".  :)

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