[get.media?sid=17915&m=1&tp=5&d=s&c=1] Best viewed at 1024x768 Flight Map About Metaphors Contact Site Map Site Search This free site is supported entirely by advertising! [SciPhiLogoTable.gif] Quote of the Day: Read the article! SEARCH Metaphor Metaphor Resources Metaphor Examples Metaphor Lists Metaphor Essays Tests & Exercises Visual Metaphor Metaphor Top 10 Metaphors: 2005 The Chapters Introduction Language of Metaphors Genetics of Alphabet Soup Inherent Programming The Fractal Chemist Nanosemaphore Knowgramming Pilot's Prose Metaphor Photos Fun Stuff Links Games Crosswords 1 The Daily Grind "Of The Day" Directory Sci-Phi Pilot Quotes Free Streaming Movies Free Music/ Movie Sites Free Podcasts Dry Garlic Spare Ribs The Usual Comments Contact Us Privacy Policy Press Releases Bookmark us today! Metaphor Examples Popular Metaphor Resources . Metaphor Lists Most Popular!! An index of metaphor lists from different sources. . Computer Metaphors NEW!! 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Have a look around, and if you like what you see, please link to us - it makes us easier for others to find! ***We need your support and feedback*** Coming eventually - new media-rich content! John D. Casnig Site Author Free Music for our Visitors Introducing... The Metaphor Observatory A brand new blog that observes metaphor usage in contemporary media. Have a look at what's happening in today's metaphor - and what it tells us about ourselves. Updated often. Recently Sighted At The Observatory Also new to this site... Metaphor In Other Languages An experimental feature for ESL students and language lovers alike. See the word "metaphor" (and eventually its definition and examples) in other languages. Corrections welcome! 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Help students and teachers find us - add a link to this page to your school website today! Share this page with your classmates! Copyright J.D. Casnig, 1997-2006. Contact the author. Free Movies Free Music Free Podcasts IFRAME: http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=17915&m=3&tp=3&d=f&v=1.0c&t=s&pageid=1 [get.media?sid=17915&m=3&tp=3&d=s&v=1.0c&pageid=1] About This Site This website is dedicated to the proposal that the metaphorical relationships drawn between any two disciplines are, in fact, universal, being isomorphic mathematical derivations of the Unified Field Theory. Further, that this symmetric aspect of metaphor is extrapolatable both linearly and laterally, thus may be harnessed to mathematically predict missing knowledge and invention in all other disciplines. "The metaphor reminds us that the universe is full of cousins." - J.D. Casnig Copyright John D. Casnig. Permitted use only. Work should be cited as: Casnig, John D. 1997-2006. A Language of Metaphors. 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