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A '''mixed metaphor''' is a traditionally disfavored figure of speech whereby two different analogies or images are used to make a point.

Here are some examples:

* "Let's swing the bat and see if we can score a touchdown!" (Problem: sports metaphors are fine, but don't mix baseball and football images)

* "If George Washington were alive, then he's be rolling over in his grave." (Problem: one image or other, not both at the same because he wouldn't be in a a grave if he were alive)

Most presidents have been criticized for usijng mixed metaphors. Here is one by [[George W. Bush]]:

*"The senator has got to understand if he's going to have — he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road."<ref>http://www.vbforums.com/archive/index.php/t-318903.html</ref>

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