Assertion: mixed metaphor | /r/HasProperty | metaphor
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: really
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Special mention should be made of mixed metaphors, which aren’t really metaphors, but linguistic errors made by confusing and combining more than one metaphor.
text: A mixed metaphor is often two metaphors sloppily mashed together as in, "the ball is in the court of public opinion," which joins "the ball is in your court" to "the court of public opinion.