On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Steve Timko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Kevin M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Adam Bowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Yes - Rose would be in awe of her, because she >> > did oversee the expansion of the Empire into all corners of the globe. >> >> Small nitpicky thing: spherical globes don't have corners. Maps have >> corners. >> > > I've got to side with Adam on this one. Corners are not necessarily right > angles. It can allude to an isolated area, i.e. "corner of the woods." >
Like so many things - this expression, or at least "all corners of the world", comes from Shakespeare. If it was good enough for him, it's good enough for me! http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/26150.html Adam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
