The coffee will be ready in a jitney.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker suggests that coffee will be ready very quickly, using a small vehicle (jitney) as a metaphor for speed.
- In plain terms
- Coffee will be ready in a flash.
- What can you take from it?
- Use familiar objects to illustrate speed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why choose a jitney as a speed metaphor?
- Does the image help or hinder understanding?
Another view
The metaphor may be obscure to those unfamiliar with a jitney.
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