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"red-herring word": what does it mean exactly?
Where does it stem from?
In which context it's esp. used?
Thanks
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Hi RodolfoC
We've discussed this topic before so you may not get many responses.
A red herring is something that distracts your attention from the real issue, so it is safe to assume that a red-herring word is a word that does just that.
Did you read this anywhere in particular? Perhaps with a bit more context, we could tell you how it applied to your situation.
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Date: Mon Oct 9 00:01:20 EDT 2006
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--panmixia
The Canary Islands aren't named after any birds. A light-year isn't a unit of time. And panmixia is, well, nothing to do with mixing things in a pan. These are red-herring words that appear to mislead us in the beginning but if we look deeper, everything becomes obvious.
get with the program, belM! it's one of Anu's recurring themes.
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>>>get with the program, belM! it's one of Anu's recurring themes.
Yes dad  (though I do suppose I should catch up on the e-mails before I try to catch up on the Board.  )
Didn't want to leave Rudolfo hanging though, what with it having been discussed several times before, I didn't think he'd get many answers.
Gotta take care of our new folks, na.
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