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#48788 11/30/01 07:09 PM

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I always understood the "shed" in "shedding light" on something to be used in the sense of "to distribute" or "to cause to be dispersed." I think you can substitute "cast some light on" for the same meaning.

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Shedding some light Jackie 11/27/01 02:21 AM

Re: Shedding some light WhitmanO'Neill 11/27/01 05:19 AM

Re: Shedding some light Geoff 11/27/01 05:57 AM

Re: Shedding some light Wordwind 11/27/01 10:28 AM

"May the Swartz be with you!" TEd Remington 11/27/01 06:44 PM

Re: "May the Shvartz be with you!" Keiva 11/27/01 07:06 PM

Re: "May the Swartz be with you!" Geoff 11/28/01 02:25 AM

Re: "May the Swartz be with you!" TEd Remington 11/28/01 03:42 PM

Re: "May the Swartz be with you!" wwh 11/28/01 04:33 PM

Re: Shedding some light Geoff 11/27/01 02:19 PM

Re: Shedding some light wwh 11/27/01 02:48 PM

Re: Shedding some light Wordwind 11/27/01 03:57 PM

Re: Shedding some light Jackie 11/27/01 04:05 PM

Re: Shedding some light of troy 11/27/01 05:14 PM

Re: Sonnet wwh 11/27/01 05:34 PM

Re: Sonnet Wordwind 11/27/01 05:57 PM

Re: Shedding some light WhitmanO'Neill 11/28/01 05:38 AM

Re: Shedding some light WhitmanO'Neill 11/29/01 04:23 AM

Re: Shedding some light wwh 11/29/01 03:38 PM

Re: Shedding some light WhitmanO'Neill 11/29/01 08:56 PM

Re: Shedding some light Keiva 11/29/01 09:29 PM

Re: Shedding some light ladymoon 11/30/01 06:13 AM

Re: Shedding some light WhitmanO'Neill 11/30/01 07:28 AM

Re: Shedding some light Sparteye 11/30/01 07:09 PM

Re: Shedding some light Jackie 11/30/01 08:55 PM

Re: Shedding some light of troy 11/30/01 09:03 PM

Re: Shedding some light Jackie 12/01/01 02:57 AM

Re: Shedding some light Capital Kiwi 12/01/01 07:05 AM

Re: Shedding some light Wordwind 12/01/01 10:45 AM

Re: light vs dark Keiva 12/01/01 02:19 PM

Re: light vs dark wow 12/01/01 02:47 PM

Re: light vs dark Capital Kiwi 12/01/01 08:32 PM

Re: light vs dark Wordwind 12/01/01 03:53 PM

Re: light vs dark WhitmanO'Neill 12/02/01 03:04 AM

Re: light vs dark wwh 12/02/01 03:13 AM

Re: light vs dark Rapunzel 12/03/01 12:02 AM

Re: Shedding some light WhitmanO'Neill 12/02/01 03:26 AM

Re: Shedding some light Geoff 12/02/01 04:02 AM

Re: Shedding some light Capital Kiwi 12/02/01 06:24 AM

Re: Shedding some light wow 12/02/01 02:53 PM

Re: Shedding some light Geoff 12/02/01 09:12 PM

Re: Shedding some light musick 12/02/01 10:36 PM

Re: Shedding some light WhitmanO'Neill 12/02/01 10:26 PM

Shedding some tone musick 12/01/01 06:49 PM

Re: Shedding some light Jackie 11/29/01 06:21 PM

Re: Shedding some light wwh 11/29/01 07:04 PM

Re: Shedding some light Jazzoctopus 11/29/01 07:19 PM

Re: Shedding some light Bingley 11/30/01 04:40 AM

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