Categories: Comparisons
An example of metaphor in science journalism:
"The water hyacinths in Lake Victoria are literally [sic] choking that lake…"
BBC Inside Science
Gaia Vince was presenting an episode ('What's the cost of invasive species?') of BBC Inside Science
Although Gaia Vince suggests she is not using the term 'choking' as figurative language, it is difficult to understand how a lake can 'literally' be choked.
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Many examples of science metaphors are listed in 'Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
