The Rhetorica ad Herennium is the oldest surviving Latin book on rhetoric, dating from the late 80s BC. It was formerly attributed to Cicero or Cornificius, but is in fact of unknown authorship. It focuses on the practical applications and examples of rhetoric, and is notable for its structured approach, early treatment of Latin style, and the first known description of the method of loci.
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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