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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 6 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 #123561 - 02/27/04 07:31 PM Re: clumsy   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Naw. It can be done very adroitly. So far maahey has the lead with 'complicate'. #123562 - 02/27/04 07:32 PM Re: tour-de-force   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Faldage: best I can come up with is "grandstanding", in baseball, a fielder indulging in histrionics. #123563 - 02/27/04 07:34 PM Re: grandstanding   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Good'n Dr Bill. It's Dr Bill and maahey neck and neck. #123564 - 02/27/04 07:38 PM Re: grandstanding   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "Good'n Dr Bill. It's Dr Bill and maahey neck and neck." Oh, to be 75 again. #123565 - 02/27/04 07:46 PM adroitless   Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 grapho addict grapho   addict Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 619 Carpal Tunnel Country clumsy ... can be done very adroitly You're thinking of "adroitless", Faldage. The American Heritage Dictionary lists these synonyms for "adroit": "Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted" "Clumsy" isn't among them. Adroitless of those lexicographers! #123566 - 02/27/04 08:19 PM Re: clumsy   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: after thinking about it, I have to admit that "grandstanding" could be either way. A fielder could pretend to have misjudged a ball, and then dramatically correct and make a spectacular catch. Of course, his coach would not be amused. In either case. #123567 - 02/27/04 08:28 PM Re: grandstanding   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Presumably, if he hadn't pretended to misjudge, he would have made an easy catch. Of course, he might have been trying to fool a baserunner into thinking he wouldn't catch it, thus catching him off base for the double play. #123568 - 02/27/04 08:30 PM Re: grandstanding   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont catch as catch can. formerly known as etaoin... #123569 - 02/27/04 08:32 PM easy appearing difficult   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York If I understand aright, a good example of this would be the reaction of a contractor, for example, when you ask him to do something: he pulls a face, thinks about it, tells you it's possible but won't be easy, takes his time doing it (even though he knows how to do it and the parts are cheap), then overcharges you and you cheerfully pay him because you're so grateful. #123570 - 02/27/04 08:33 PM Re: easy appearing difficult   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Ooh, good example. 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