Posted by Nikita the Spider on 12/05/29 11:53

In article
<doraymeRidThis-D43031.08441022072006@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>,
dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> In article <pan.2006.07.21.11.15.05.604133@XmbstevensX.com>,
> mbstevens <NOXwebmasterX@XmbstevensX.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:53:33 +0100, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> >
> > >>[1] needless to say, I actually made that up. I was using it as a
> > >>simile.
> > >
> > > No you weren't; you were suing it as a metaphor.
> >
> > Does suing as a metaphor require an imaginary lawyer, or can
> > you just take it to the small claims court in Oz?
>
> As it so happens, there is just such a court down under here. Its
> lists are chocker block covering cases to do with the use of the
> apostrophe, similes and metaphors, the confusion between irony
> and sarcasm, and so on are piled up behind... I have appeared
> before it myself. I got off with a plea of being Alien.

In the USA we would say "chock-a-block" where you have written "chocker
block". Is your version an Oz spelling or are you due to be hauled up in
front of the court for assault of an idiom? =) I'm honestly interested
in the spelling; I'm fascinated by language in general and especially
the different varieties of English we've concocted.

Cheers

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