Re: Mixing metaphors?

Subject: Re: Mixing metaphors?
From: Mike Starr <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:08:31 -0600

That's a horse of a different feather <grin>.
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Gene Kim-Eng wrote:
> I've always found the etymology of common colloquialisms fascinating.
> However, what IMO would be more useful would be a catalog of their
> various misinterpretations. I'm sure that somewhere in human history
> there must be at keast one instance of a war resulting from a
> poorly-chosen metaphor.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Starr" <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>
>> Because I've seen a number of interpretations of the phrase, I looked
>> up the idiom on Wiktionary:
>> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double-edged_sword
>
>
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References:
Fonts for translation: From: Chinell, David F (GE EntSol, Security)
Re: Fonts for translation: From: Julie Stickler
RE: Fonts for translation: From: McLauchlan, Kevin
Re: Fonts for translation: From: Leslie Turriff
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