opal fruits ?

[chocolatefan]

  at last opal fruits r back but only limited edition they should leave these as they r now complete with all the flavours dont u all agree.

[loulou]

I agree.

[smurfboy]

Apparently you will only be able to buy them in Asda.

[chocolatefan]

yes i work in asda so get me discount which is good cant understand though why other newsagents r not selling them though. but i hope they remain in asda for life. i bought a packet starburst today they r horrible compaired to opal fruits wiv diffrent flavours like passion fruit compaired to opal fruits which has lemon lime orange and strawberry keep opal fruits out starburst horrible.

[drterror666]

Do they teach English in schools these days? 

[oldspice]

Yes, they do teach English but very few of the kids are interested in writing decent English. They think it does not matter and then they wonder why they can't get jobs.

[loulou]

oldspice could you please explain to me in simple terms the difference between a metaphore and an analogy.

[smurfboy]

yes i work in asda so get me discount which is good cant understand though why other newsagents r not selling them though.

I imagine Asda have an exclusive distribution deal. I somehow doubt that every other retailer in the country decided against selling them.

[oldspice]

I am sitting here with a bag of Opal Fruits right now. They are exactly as I remember them! I've got a bag to take to my father-in-law's place tommorow also!

[smurfboy]

Yes, they do teach English but very few of the kids are interested in writing decent English. They think it does not matter and then they wonder why they can't get jobs.

I do worry about intelligence levels today. There was a sign by the pool at my gym today that said 'swim anti-clockwise', and in brackets it said ('swim against the clock'). Does the term anti-clockwise really need clarification?

[paulham]

I bet those kids brought up on digital watches were friar tucked!

[oldspice]

Sorr

oldspice could you please explain to me in simple terms the difference between a metaphore and an analogy.

Sorry Lou, I missed that request.

A metaphor is something that that symbolically represents something else.  It doesn't literally respresent what is being described. For example, "It's raining cats and dogs" or  "She's the apple of his eye" are metaphorical descritions.  This type of language is sometimes called idiomatic.

An analogy has a number of interpretations but in language, in simple terms, it is a thing (a story or anecdote for example) that has something in common with another thing that is otherwise not similar. For example, in the film Independence Day there were definite echoes of War of the Worlds so one could say there was an analogy between them.

I hope that helps. Could anyone else add anything? Smurfy??

[goldencup]

Out of interest, I asked my son about the 'anti-clockwise' thing.  He was perfectly happy with the meaning but said that if he was told to swim 'against the clock' it sounded like you had to swim as fast as possible!

[loulou]

Thanks oldspice for explaining to me about the analogy and metaphor.

[goldencup]

Lou I hope you're now going to impress everyone with your new-found knowledge, dropping analogies and metaphors into everyday conversation.