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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN class=444401217-22052004></SPAN>P<SPAN
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class=444401217-22052004>Thank you for the compliment. Compliments, like
questions, although perfectly</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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class=444401217-22052004>proper, can have a double edge which is not immediately
present. ;-)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><TT>On 21/05/2004 11:58, Fritz Goerling wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi
there, Patrick,<BR>> <BR>> As I am not a native speaker of English
I believe you and Steve White, <BR>> who said the same about this term
coming from sports.<BR>> As I play table tennis, I know what a top spin is.
I don't know <BR>> cricket but have heard about the term "googly" (through
Peter Kirk,<BR>> an Englishman on this list) which must refer to when you
give the ball <BR>> a strong spin.<BR>> <BR>>
Thanks.<BR>> <BR>> Fritz<BR>><BR>Fritz, you are good at bowling
googlies, at least metaphorically. <BR>Patrick's basic description is correct,
but it's not quite fair to say <BR>it is "deception" as it within the rules of
the game. So the <BR>metaphorical use on which I congratulate you is more a
matter of asking <BR>questions which, although perfectly proper, have a double
edge which is <BR>not immediately apparent.<BR><BR>Peter<BR><BR>-- <BR>Peter
Kirk<BR>peter@qaya.org (personal)<BR>peterkirk@qaya.org (work)<BR><A
href="http://www.qaya.org/">http://www.qaya.org/</A><BR><BR></TT><BR>
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