Casting the Net (was "the miscast Net")

[Matthew Gordon]

I too have some trouble understanding the point of this exercise. Maybe
I missed some of the earlier posts. Are you hoping to show that "net"
calls to mind "internet" more commonly than, e.g., hairnet?
More to the specifics, do people really call it "the net"? I thought
"web" was more common now. "The Net" strikes me as old fashioned, like
"stuff" (cf. dunk) in basketball.

Barnhart wrote:

>thomaspaikeday at SPRINT.CA,Net writes:
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>>>>What comes to your mind first when you hear the word "net" in
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>>isolation?
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>I have not followed all of this thread.  However, isn't the setting of
>the college classroom somewhat biasing your inquiry to people more
>likely to be denizens of the internet?  Just a thought.  My experience
>with surveys leads me to believe that they can be more misleading than
>electronic databanks.  The skillful use of a saw depends upon
>experience of the carpenter using it, does it not?
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>Regards,
>David
>barnhart at highlands.com
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