[lojban] Re: enlighten

[Robin Turner <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

Craig wrote:
> > Using gusni would be unacceptable metaphor, I think.  It may be the case
> > that most (maybe all?) cultures use the KNOWING IS SEEING metaphor, but
>
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> I've been told that all IE cultures use this metaphor, while Afro-Asiatic
> cultures prefer HEARING IS KNOWING ("Hear, o Israel..."), while some
> cultures eschew metaphor entirely.
> (Se non e vero, e ben trovato).
I can't imagine a culture eschewing metaphor entirely.  Do you have any 
examples?

robin.tr