Karl: "How do you account for the exact same use of what you call “simply a metaphorical borrowing of "strike" in baseball” found in other Germanic languages where they don’t have baseball for a metaphoric source?
Jerry: Simply a parallel phenomenon. Or perhaps the phrase "ein Strich gegen" is a borrowing from English usage. Blessings, Jerry Jerry Shepherd Taylor Seminary Edmonton, Alberta [email protected]
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