19 Oct 2011, 6:15 am
Joe90 wrote:
I don't take things literally, I mean, come on, I think I'm smart enough to know the differences in somebody using a metaphor when they're speaking or not.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
I'm not stupid, but this all went completely over my head
19 Oct 2011, 6:22 am
LittleBlackCat wrote:
Joe90 wrote:
I don't take things literally, I mean, come on, I think I'm smart enough to know the differences in somebody using a metaphor when they're speaking or not.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
I'm not stupid, but this all went completely over my head
Don't worry, mine too.
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19 Oct 2011, 4:44 pm
sunshower wrote:
LittleBlackCat wrote:
Joe90 wrote:
I don't take things literally, I mean, come on, I think I'm smart enough to know the differences in somebody using a metaphor when they're speaking or not.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
I'm not stupid, but this all went completely over my head
Don't worry, mine too.
Smell? I don't get it either.
19 Oct 2011, 4:48 pm
GreyGirl wrote:
sunshower wrote:
LittleBlackCat wrote:
Joe90 wrote:
I don't take things literally, I mean, come on, I think I'm smart enough to know the differences in somebody using a metaphor when they're speaking or not.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
Occasionally I've took something literally (even NTs can occasionally). like once my friend was saying about a man has asked her out and comes round and she doesn't really fancy him or want him as a boyfriend, and he ''puts the mockers on her'' when he comes in. She described that in a different way by saying, ''it's that smell when he comes in - I really smell the smell'', and by her tone of voice part of me figured it must be some sort of metaphor, but because I hadn't really heard that phrase before, I thought I'd take it literally, just to make sure, so I said, ''oh dear. What does he smell of?''
It was quite funny.
I'm not stupid, but this all went completely over my head
Don't worry, mine too.
Smell? I don't get it either.
Neither do I.
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