Ancestor/ Descendant PLUS "tote the line"

[Alison Murie]

>"Ancestor" transparently means "descendant" here. This usage, though not
>this example from a Ph.D., has appeared here before.
>
>  "Tote the line" means "toe the line."  Nowadays.
>
>  JL
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No, I wasn't at a loss over these exx.( I have myself contributed examples
of "towing" the line.) I thought you were including the:

>> Dr. Turner has taught communications at Harvard and MIT and is
>> currently head of undergraduate communications programs at Stanford.

as another example.

AM

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