Et Al. and Etc.—Whose Is Which?

Et Al. and Etc.—Whose Is Which?

Latin was once the language of scholars and academics in the Western world. Although this is no longer the case, many terms that have been used for centuries remain staples of modern speech. The crime was hidden by sealed records and sub rosa operations. Once I...
Introduction to Metaphors: Poetry in Motion

Introduction to Metaphors: Poetry in Motion

Metaphor consists in giving the thing a name that belongs to something else. [1] —Aristotle, Poetics, c. 335 b.c. A metaphor is a figure of speech, like understatement, hyperbole, or personification. It describes one thing in terms of another to identify a likeness...