So the band "Boys Like Girls", is that like a statement or a simile?
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'boys like girls'- statement. 'boys are like girls'- simile.
Posted by: tokenravenchick
109 days ago
depends on the sentence.
Posted by: butta99
109 days ago
"Stars like diamonds dotted the night sky." "Boys like girls played hopscotch in pink dresses."
Posted by: easnow
109 days ago
in which case 'boys like girls' would be a sentence fragment...not a sentence.
Posted by: tokenravenchick
109 days ago
Okay you're right, that example would be better written as "Boys, like girls, played..." - but I think it's because I made the predicate activity related to the comparison object. How about: "Boys like girls lined the wall." It's not a good sentence but I believe it's a proper one.
Posted by: easnow
109 days ago
oh I was strictly referring to 'boys like girls' without any context, because, i believe that is the band name.
"boys like girls lined the wall" is a legit sentence, however it's no longer a simile but a statement.
Posted by: tokenravenchick
109 days ago
I don't think that adding context changes the identity of a simile. For one, a fragment can still be a simile, as in "leaking like a sieve." So my earlier sentence would just be a statement that contains a simile - the simile being "boys like girls," which I intend to be grammatically equivalent to "boys that are like girls." I can geek out about this all night!
Posted by: easnow
109 days ago
"boys like girls" without context is a statement, there is no way that can be a simile on its own, 'like' in this statement assumes the definition of affection. "leaking like a sieve" is a different statement entirely, for one it only contains one subject, coupled by a verb, therefore in this instance "like" assumes the role of a comparative link. lol im not geeking out, im just naturally anal-retentive
Posted by: tokenravenchick
109 days ago
You're saying that lack of context forces the meaning of "like" to "has an affection for" whereas I think that lack of context leaves the meaning ambiguous (why I found this rumi funny in the first place). But I'm confused by your earlier reply... when I added context to intentionally fix the definition of "like" to "similar to" you said, "'boys like girls lined the wall' is a legit sentence, however it's no longer a simile but a statement." I see it this way: Imagine I gave you two sentences and asked you to circle the simile in each. "Stars like diamonds dotted the sky." "Boys like girls lined the wall." Would you not be circling "stars like diamonds" and "boys like girls"? Is this a fair question? Finally, anal-retentive, sure... but we are most definitely geeking out.
Posted by: easnow
109 days ago
I see, I guess that's where the argument lies. I don't find the initial statement to be ambiguous... but I fit the shoe of a cheater more than the provider of cheating material, so you're probably a better judge at it. And it might be geeking out for you, but its definitely frivolous ramble for me tossed together with the butchering of the English language.
Posted by: tokenravenchick
109 days ago
I'm not a geek, but I can be geeky. There's nothing wrong with letting your geek flag fly now and then! We just had an 8 post volley arguing whether "boys like girls" is a simile, statement, or both; perhaps we can let a third party be the judge? :)
Posted by: easnow
109 days ago
I'm going to bacon kiss this entire chain. That was an amazing display of English Geekiness. (And easnow...there is nothing wrong with being a geek. Wear your geekness proudly!)
Although I do agree that it would be a statement...there would have to be a comma, such as "Boys, like girls" to be a simile.
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Posted by: notaRayofsunshine
108 days ago
that gave me a good giggle (^o^)/
Posted by: PopeJewish
109 days ago
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