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Examples of Common Epithets

I recently added several examples of similes and metaphors to a table in this article, and which were reverted by Chiswick Chap on the basis that they were not in the one citation given and because they thought I was engaging in censorship. As I described in the original rationale, I “Replaced the vulgar version of profligate rabbit behavior with the more common version.”, viz. “fuck like rabbits” for ”breed like rabbits”. First, I used the term ”vulgar” as an adjective, like any good dictionary would, to distinguish it from the other term, “breed”. Second, the rationale is not censorship, it is education — using the more common phrase, the one given in the Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms , makes the example accessible to a larger audience. In the context of this article I believe this is a valuable improvement. If for some reason there was a need for a separate section on sexual similes and metaphors where this was placed in context, I would not have touched it. But because “breed” was not in the original article, I changed it a second time to another common synonym that *was* in the article, ”reproduce”. Once again, Chiswick Chap reverted it even though it now meets their criteria. So I appeal to the Talk page.

— Andy Anderson 10:48, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

We work by citing (reliable) sources. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:09, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Animal epithets of plants

The paper [https://journal.fi/virittaja/article/download/39052/30210 ANIMAL THEMES lN VERNACULAR NAMES OF WlLD-GROWING PLANTS] (in Finnish) indicates a possible section of this article, along the lines of 'houndstongue' for a plant. Might be worth including. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:09, 4 August 2024 (UTC)