Earlier I posted a piece about mangled metaphors (Academic Writing Issues # 6), which focused on the trouble that writers get into when they use a metaphor without taking into account the root comparison that is embedded within it. Example: talking about "the doctrine set forth in Roe v. Wade and its progeny” -- a … Continue reading Academic Writing Issues #9: Metaphors — The Poetry of Everyday Life
David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing 