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This trope is perhaps the most common way to show a character is from a different (literal or metaphorical) place. Usually, they are foreign nationals, but they may have grown up in [[Cloudcuckooland]], or just have [[No Social Skills]].
Compare [[Malaproper]], [[Expospeak Gag]], [[Sidetracked by the Analogy]], and [[Either World Domination or Something About Bananas]]. [[Literal
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== Literature ==
* Occurs often in the ''[[Discworld]]''. Pratchett, as a rule, is very, very fond of overanalysing idioms and taking things literally.
** Ankh-Morporkians in particular are infamous for their literal-mindedness when it comes to metaphors, and former ruler Olaf Quimby II even wrote a law requiring all metaphors to be able to be made literal. The law still exists, and the current ruler enforces it in order to keep that sort of people occupied. In Quimby's memory, the Morporkians still say "the pen is mightier than a sword" with the addition, "but only if the pen is very sharp and sword very small". Apparently the king had demanded an unusually smart poet to prove the phrase on himself.
** Archchancellor Ridcully. From ''Lords and Ladies'':
{{quote|"Using a metaphor with Ridcully was like waving a red flag in front of -- like [[Buffy-Speak|showing something very annoying to a person who was annoyed by it]]."}}
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'''Rachel:''' Uh, no. Forget it. Drop it.
''No sooner were those last words out of my mouth than I regretted them. Ax promptly dropped the container of refried beans he'd been holding. It landed wrong side down on the table.'' }}
** Another personal favorite with Ax, when he attends a school dance:
{{quote|'''Marco:''' That girl is warm for your form. She wants your body.
(Later) '''Ax:''' I would like to shuffle my artificial hooves to the music with you. But you cannot have my body. My bo. Dee. }}
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