Graham wrote:
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:13:12 -0600
Tim Kynerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
All of which is only the tip of a very large iceberg of linguistic
irritation. ("Tow the line," for example, has been annoying me for
years.)
[snipped]
What's wrong with "tow the line"? Its been used in the UK since there
were "navvies" on our canals....and it has a specific meaning. So
what's the annoyance?
Assuming you're not joking, what is meant in the cases I'm talking about
is in fact "toe the line," which means something entirely different.
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