rocks and stones

[Baker, John]

        Not so.  I've skipped many a rock.  To me, rock is the default form, although I might refer to a smooth, rounded rock as a stone.  Of course, I use stone in standard phrases such as "stone wall" and "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

John Baker


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From: sagehen [mailto:sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM]
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Subject: Re: rocks and stones


....and you can only skip stones.
A. Murie