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Michael Graff wrote:

> What puzzles me are these correspondences:
> definite <-> described as
> indefinite <-> really is

That says in a nutshell something that has bothered
me subconsciously for a long time.

I don't think the people who answered you addressed
this specifically either (unless I overlooked it).

On top of that, I have never seen the need for the
distinction between "described as" and "really is."

Sometimes I may use metaphors or something; but in
general, when I "describe something as" a foobar,
I basically mean it "really is" a foobar.


Hal