On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
Worth quoting here:
"Wikipedia could not be reached for comment.">>
The coffee I had this morning was crappy. The coffee could not be reached for comment. Wikipedia is not a person who can comment. In fact Wikipedia is not a person or even sentient or even living.
How exactly do you get comment from Wikipedia anyway? Oops I stepped in that one....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy
Metonymy example: The White House supports the bill (using The White House instead of the President. The President is not like The White House, but there is contiguity between them...