[Lowlands-l] Is the list alive? Here is a linguist question!

[Lowlands Languages & Cultures]

Thanks for the enlightenment, dear Edwin Alexander! I hope I haven't 
started anything of the Living Dead kind! There would be lots to eat for 
them among the list members, I guess. They would end up quite obese. Is 
the zombie theory what you got the Golden Squirrel Award for?? Looks 
lovely on the website.

Hartlich

Marlou


Am 17.07.2017 um 13:07 schrieb Lowlands Languages & Cultures:
>
> On 7/17/2017 6:52 AM, Marlou wrote:
>>
>> Thanks a lot, dear Edwin Alexander! So the list is alive at any rate! 
>> I didn't know the American football thing.
>>
>
> It has achieved a metaphorical use as well.  American and Canadian 
> Football differ in a few somewhat minor aspects such as number of 
> players, size of field, and number of "downs".  A team must advance at 
> least 10 yards in 4 (Am) or 3 (Can) "downs" or hand the ball over to 
> the opposition.  There is the option of "punting" on the 4/3rd down if 
> a team is unlikely to make up the remaining yardage on the last 
> opportunity.  In business, for example, if one is too far apart in a 
> negotiation, it may be time to "punt."  I'm not sure I got that 
> example quite right, but that's the idea.
>
> Thank you Marlou for reviving the list!  I guess it's like_Dawn of the 
> Living Dead_:  just when you think it's been killed, it comes back to 
> eat your brain.
>
> Edwin Alexander, Recipient of the prestigious Golden Squirrel Award.
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