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Re: [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101
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fwxgqa302 |
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Re: [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101 |
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Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:26:58 +0000 |
Toe the line
The expression toe the line, meaning to conform to the rules, often
appears as tow the line. Its origin is probably in the British Navy of
two centuries ago.
See http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-toe2.htm
for fuller explanation
On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 23:44:51 +0000 (UTC)
"arndalebilo arndalebilo-at-gmail.com |Pan/1.0-Allow|"
<address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:18:07 +0000, Brad Rogers wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 18:51:54 +0000
> > Graham <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Graham,
> >
> >> What's wrong with "tow the line"? Its been used in the UK since
> >> there
> >
> > Because it /should/ be "toe the line".
>
> I wouldn't step foot into this argument. It's unchartered territory.
>
>
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- Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101, (continued)
- Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101, Tim Kynerd, 2007/01/07
- Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101, Robert Marshall, 2007/01/07
- [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101, Duncan, 2007/01/07
- Re: [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101, Tim Kynerd, 2007/01/07
- [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, Graham, 2007/01/07
- Re: [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, Brad Rogers, 2007/01/07
- [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, arndalebilo, 2007/01/07
- Re: [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101,
fwxgqa302 <=
- [Pan-users] Re: Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, Graham, 2007/01/08
- Re: [Pan-users] Re: Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, Brad Rogers, 2007/01/08
- [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, Duncan, 2007/01/08
- Re: [unclassified] [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, Graham, 2007/01/09
- Re: [Pan-users] Re: [OT] Pan Docs 070101, Tim Kynerd, 2007/01/07
- [Pan-users] Re: Pan Docs 070101, Darren Albers, 2007/01/05
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