_Canvass_ > "examine, pore over, search"

[Dan Goncharoff]

I have heard the phrase "canvass the area" in the context of police looking
for evidence ... forever. Canvassing a desert for a dead body is no stretch
for me.

DanG


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 6:14 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com>
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> > a standard definition. What is your issue?
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> What dictionary are you using?
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> My issue is that "canvassing a desert for a dead body" makes no sense to
> me.
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> If it makes sense to you, then good on you. What can I tell you? Nobody
> agrees with anybody about everything. "Different strokes... "
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