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Old 12-12-2008, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by KSig RC View Post
I was using "Detroit" as representative of the auto industry as a whole - my apologies for being unclear.
It was pretty clear to me. Isn't it synecdoche or metonymy or one of those crazy 8th grade grammar words that describes how Detroit=the auto industry, much like how Hollywood=the entertainment industry?
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