tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post3098345972926023434..comments2023-08-29T02:42:23.063-05:00Comments on ¡Bemsha SWING!: Surrealism and CollocationsJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-30231910911950285752011-08-18T16:33:02.900-05:002011-08-18T16:33:02.900-05:00That is better than saying "because it sounds...That is better than saying "because it sounds right"Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759353.post-60070253486923161752011-08-18T14:54:33.633-05:002011-08-18T14:54:33.633-05:00"Collocation" is an incredibly useful co..."Collocation" is an incredibly useful concept. In language teaching, it can be a way of avoiding explaining something that is very hard to explain ("we say 'fast lane' but not 'speed lane'; it's a collocation"). :-)<br /><br />*<br /><br />Riffaterre! I took a class from him at Penn. He was a character!Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com