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Ivory tower vs. Ivy tower
Ivory tower
/ˌaɪvəri ˈtaʊər/Examples:
She prefers her ivory tower lifestyle, away from reality.Academics often get accused of living in their ivory towers.The CEO operates from an ivory tower, disconnected from the team.
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Ivy tower
/ˈaɪ.vi ˌtaʊ.ər/Examples:
She spent her days in the ivy tower of academia.His views were criticized as ivy tower elitism.They called him an ivy tower intellectual, detached from reality.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- An ivory tower is a metaphorical place, suggesting seclusion or escapism from reality, often associated with academia or intellectual pursuits.
- Ivory is a substance derived from elephant tusks, not related to plants.
- An ivy tower is a mistaken variation of ivory tower. Ivy refers to a climbing plant, often seen on old buildings, not an isolated place of contemplation or scholarship.
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