Metaphors are first created as personal words and then become public words when they are spoken and accepted by others.
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from The Intellectual Production of Engineers p.206 (6.2.5.5) Public and private language
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Personal words = private language 、 Words that are being spoken ⇔ public language , public language , public language , shared language
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lingua franca” in the organization also has a similar meaning
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