Metamorphoses

[Leanne]

Grammar is much like meter -- even the experts have blues about what goes where and with what when, as the rest of the world is so rude as to continue evolving the language and its uses. For example, my kids will often say "that's awesome as!" -- and that's the entire sentence! What part of speech would one call "as" in that instance?

My original point was, however, that "as" does not a simile make -- and even if it did, a simile is not intrinsically evil. It's only when similes are the ONLY figurative device in sight that they make me cringe, and in that case I'm sure I'd run to Joan for comfort