This Upworthy article discusses a TikTok video by linguist who points out how many common English phrases related to thinking are actually walking metaphors. He argues that we often don't recognize these as metaphors, but they reveal a deeper connection between how we conceptualize thought and physical movement – essentially, "thinking is walking."
* “by the way”
* “of course”
* “you’re on track”
* “you’re way off”
* “thinking is walking.”
* “Via”
* “by the way”
* “of course”
* “you’re on track”
* “you’re way off”
* “thinking is walking.”
* “Via”
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