Got it. And I agree with you idioms are regional.. Murat.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barney Boisvert > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 12:12 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [CFCDev] Validation > > "Looking over your outline, I think you're exactly right. Somewhat > different, but equally effective, methods for doing the validation." > > "hit the nail on the head" => "are exactly right" (He hit the nail on > the head (driving it in), not on the side (bending it over), which is > exactly right) > > "skin a cat" => "method for doing a task" (I skin a cat from the head > back, you skin it from the tail forward) > > Another fascinating topic, at least to me. We obviously both speak > English, but in all but the most basic cases, merely understanding the > language isnt' enough for communication. The idioms that are > country/society/geography specific are just as important. Not > demeaning you in any way, of course. I always have to smile when > basic assumptions like "idioms are universal" are blatantly proven > wrong. > > cheers, > barneyb > > On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 23:39:13 +0200, Murat Demirci > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Looking over your outline, I think you hit the nail on the head. > > > Somewhat different, but equally effective, ways to skin a > cat. I've > > > always liked that expression, especially when you really > take time to > > > envision what it's really saying. > > > > > > > I don't understand what you say here, sorry my english is > poor. My brain > > stopped (it's midnight in Turkey (Turkiye not turkey :). > > > > Hitting the nail on the head?? Ways to skin a cat?? Very > strange sentences > > for me. I couldn't understand this paragraph. Could you clarify it? > > > > Murat. > > > -- > Barney Boisvert > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 360.319.6145 > http://www.barneyb.com/blog/ > > I currently have 0 GMail invites for the taking > ---------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' > in the message of the email. > > CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported > by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
