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People dodging reality were once accused of pulling the blankets over their heads. Just recently that has changed to hiding under the duvet. One need not be a wet blanket to fear that the onward march of the duvet may have dire implications for British metaphor, too. Must a blanket of cloud become a duvet of cloud, a blanket finish in racing become a duvet finish, blanket coverage in journalism and advertising be redesignated duvet coverage? Or the traditional Christmas accompaniment to the turkey known as a pig in a blanket have to undergo duvetisation, too? Some usages – born on the wrong side of the blanket, for an illegitimate child – are probably dead already. But elsewhere, the duvet will never be a fit substitute. Duvets drift off the bed and fall to the floor; blankets, if well tucked in, remain, like a blanket of fog or cloud, properly all-embracing. The metaphorical blanket could perhaps yet outlive the real one.People dodging reality were once accused of pulling the blankets over their heads. Just recently that has changed to hiding under the duvet. One need not be a wet blanket to fear that the onward march of the duvet may have dire implications for British metaphor, too. Must a blanket of cloud become a duvet of cloud, a blanket finish in racing become a duvet finish, blanket coverage in journalism and advertising be redesignated duvet coverage? Or the traditional Christmas accompaniment to the turkey known as a pig in a blanket have to undergo duvetisation, too? Some usages – born on the wrong side of the blanket, for an illegitimate child – are probably dead already. But elsewhere, the duvet will never be a fit substitute. Duvets drift off the bed and fall to the floor; blankets, if well tucked in, remain, like a blanket of fog or cloud, properly all-embracing. The metaphorical blanket could perhaps yet outlive the real one.
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