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- phrase Money is
wasted (in lostwages , missedopportunities ,etc. ) when a person's time is not usedproductively ; time isvaluable and should not be wasted.
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oroboros commented on the word time is money
Spare time = spare change. Hourly wages. Time spent. Time saved.
August 11, 2007
slumry commented on the word time is money
Looks like you have been reading George Lakoff, O.
August 11, 2007
oroboros commented on the word time is money
Yep. Like him a lot! See my lists "Philosophy in the Flesh" and "Metaphors We Live By".
August 12, 2007
slumry commented on the word time is money
I am also a long time fan of Lakoff.
August 12, 2007