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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: big fish -little pond #28839 05/10/01 05:33 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA WAY back in high school I recall reading an assigned essay which was all about choosing whether to be a big fish in a small pond or vice versa. It was an oldish essay even then (mid 1940s) Can't recall name or author. Any retired American Lit teachers around to help out? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted idiom origin kelly 05/10/01 02:45 PM Re: big fish -little pond wow 05/10/01 05:33 PM Re: big fish -little pond tsuwm 05/10/01 05:41 PM Re: big fish -little pond Max Quordlepleen 05/10/01 08:40 PM Re: idiom origin inselpeter 05/11/01 01:12 PM Re: idiom origin wow 05/11/01 01:55 PM Re: idiom origin Max Quordlepleen 05/11/01 06:38 PM Re: Wrong Ann wow 05/12/01 04:03 PM Re: Wrong Ann Max Quordlepleen 05/12/01 06:45 PM Re: Sigh wow 05/12/01 11:31 PM Re: Sigh Max Quordlepleen 05/12/01 11:48 PM Re: Max's pun AnnaStrophic 05/13/01 10:01 PM Re: Max's pun william 05/14/01 01:44 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,438 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 594 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 13 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,604 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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