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Once, about a hundred years ago, whilst I was taking an undergraduate journalism class, I wrote an article in which I used an overworked metaphor about "causing the ship of state to founder." The professor, who was well past mental retirement age, changed the verb to "flounder" in red ink on my copy. I asked him what was wrong with the word I chose and he responded that it was simply the wrong one. Alas.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Directions Flounder 06/10/04 03:39 PM Re: Directions Faldage 06/10/04 03:44 PM Re: Directions Father Steve 06/10/04 07:01 PM Re: Directions Faldage 06/10/04 07:08 PM Re: Directions Father Steve 06/11/04 12:26 AM Re: Directions Faldage 06/11/04 09:55 AM Re: Directions Father Steve 06/11/04 12:24 PM Re: Directions AnnaStrophic 06/11/04 02:28 PM Re: Directions Capfka 06/11/04 03:09 PM Re: Directions Faldage 06/11/04 03:12 PM Re: Directions Capfka 06/11/04 06:35 PM Re: Directions Father Steve 06/11/04 10:37 PM Re: Directions Capfka 06/13/04 07:36 AM Re: Directions Capfka 06/11/04 12:26 PM Being contrarian shanks 06/13/04 08:11 AM Re: Being contrarian Faldage 06/13/04 12:00 PM Re: Being contrarian shanks 06/13/04 04:34 PM Re: Being contrarian musick 06/13/04 04:41 PM Re: Likely to be liable Faldage 06/13/04 04:51 PM Re: Likely to be liable musick 06/13/04 05:15 PM Re: Likely to be liable Faldage 06/13/04 08:13 PM
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