Re: Throw rocks (was: Re: [tied] Re: Davs (was Pronunciation of "r"

From: Andrew Jarrette
Message: 41271
Date: 2005-10-11



glen gordon <glengordon01@...> wrote:
Andrew:
> --  I live in Canada; as far as I know here it's
> only "throw stones" if you mean as a punishment,
> or if they are not particularly large (which is
> usually the case if you're throwing them);

Strange, here in the 'Peg we prefer to "cast stones",
not "throw rocks" like a common layman, because we
ache so to be more bourgeoisien like Toronto <:P 


-- I've only heard "cast stones" in the Bible and in jocular imitations of the Bible in printed literature, in my experience living in Canada (mostly in Ottawa).  In fact, I can only remember seeing "cast"="throw" in print rather than in spoken language.

Andrew

           
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