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Subject: Re: What is this figure of speech called?
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Einde O'Callaghan wrote:
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> Loki Harfagr wrote:
> >
> >> What is the figure of speech called in which one uses the name of a
> >> thing in place of the names of one or more people? E.g. 'England' for a
> >> particular group of football players, or 'No. 10 issued a statement' for
> >> 'The PM's spokesman issued a statement.'
> >
> > metonymy, though I guess you'd also need to check "synecdo[cq]ue".
>
> "synecdoche" IIRC.
>
> Einde O'Callaghan
Thanks for both replies.
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