“When one stats analyzing figures of speech it is often an indication their argument is breaking down.”
Invariably is a word, not a figure of speech. I’m just saying that end of year roasts are common, and most of them don’t require therapy, a lawsuit, or a newspaper article. This example might skirt “over the line”, but really it all seems a little silly.
Post #246, as I said in my reply to it, is clearly over the line. This one, not so much.
A word can also be a figure of speech. When I said invariably I did not mean in the literal use. i.e. (always), thus making the word a figure of speech. I assumed the reader would not take it literally. Almost always would have been a better choice.
It doesn’t take much of a insult for a teacher to hurt a 4th graders feeling. It should not be something teachers should be toying around with.