[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia slags off Palmerston North

[wjhonson at aol.com]

 OK but apply it.
Who do you ask at "Wikipedia" for comment.
And how do you state "Wikipedia could not be reached for comment" ?




 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...



 


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net>
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l at lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Fri, Jun 26, 2009 3:17 pm
Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia slags off Palmerston North










On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 WJhonson at 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...


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