Metaphors are first created as personal words and then become public words when they are spoken and accepted by others.
from The Intellectual Production of Engineers p.206 (6.2.5.5) Public and private language
Personal words = private language 、 Words that are being spoken ⇔ public language , public language , public language , shared language
lingua franca" in the organization also has a similar meaning
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