I have a decaffeinated coffee table. You'd never know it to look at it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker plays on the double meaning of 'coffee table' and coffee content.
- In plain terms
- He bought a table named for coffee that contains no caffeine.
- What can you take from it?
- Names don't always reflect contents.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What name misled you?
- Do labels define things?
Another view
It relies entirely on a linguistic pun.
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