Steve Holden wrote: > Ricardo Aráoz wrote: >> Paddy wrote: >>> On Sep 1, 7:57 am, "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> "Richie Hindle" <richi...ian.com> wrote: >>>>> But - the word for someone who posts to the internet with the intention of >>>>> stirring up trouble derives from the word for what fishermen do, not from >>>>> the word for something that lives under a bridge. It derives from >>>>> "trolling >>>>> for suckers" or "trolling for newbies". >>>> So am I right in asserting that there is a difference in pronunciation >>>> of the noun and the verb? >>>> >>>> He is a Troll - like the excellent frolic example >>>> He likes to Troll - rhymes with roll? >>>> >>>> - Hendrik >>> No difference. A troll is a troll is a troll. >>> >>> :-) >>> >>> - Paddy. >> >> BTW people , the word for what fishermen do is T R A W L and not troll >> (Ha! and I'm not a native English speaker). > > Just read the whole thread, or use a dictionary: in fishing, trolling > and trawling are two different things; the first is done with a net, the > second with a line. > > regards > Steve
Damn Wikipedia! It always gets things upside down, specially when I 'read the whole thread' : "Trolling for fish" is a form of angling where lines with hook-rigged lures are dragged behind a boat to entice fish to bite. Compare the term "Trawling for fish," which involves dragging a net behind a boat to catch large numbers of fish. ;c) (Don't mind me. Just trolling...) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list