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What is a metaphor?

A metaphor is sort of like a figure of speech that represents another figure of speech. It is a basically a phrase that resembles another without it being as literal as the original phrase, or a comparison.

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What is aids?

AIDS is one of the most known sexually transmitted diseases. People get AIDS by having unprotected sex or sharing needles typically used for drug insertion.

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What is internet?

Internet is a global system set up to communicate with different networks and computers. The internet can be used to send and receive e-mails, open web pages, and use search engines.

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What is a troll some yahoo answerers refer to?

Q: Ok,I know this may sound silly but what exactly is a troll that some answerers mention in an answer? I really don't know and please don't call me a troll.

A: user this site that abuse the rules on here and do pretty nasty things or say racist things or they follow and report your q and a... i remember when i used this question a well.... so dont feel alone on this one!


 

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