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Re: Who oversees the rec.toys.LEGO newsgroup?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 02:06:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John DiRienzo writes:
> Not nearly that full of wind! But its longbow, for future reference.
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> Have fun!
> John
Umm, no. In this case it is long bow. It's describing what I'm doing to the
bow, that is drawing long on it, or "stretching the truth/argument" to
interpret it as a colloquialism. So I'm not drawing a longbow (noun), I'm
drawing long (adverb) on the bow. It's just the wording of the phrase "drawing
a long bow".
It could be any bow. Longbow, compound bow, crossbow, violin bow(??? actually,
I don't think so!!).
Pete Callaway
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| Well, we're both right. I think the phrase must be a bit more common on your underside of the world ;-), because of your more pure English heritage. You guys probably use it more, and probably have the right to spell it how you like. I only found (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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