real English?

[David Powelstock]

 I've never heard it, either, but a google search turns up 188 hits, so
someone's using it. It would be interesting to know what its regional or
other distribution is.

Cheers,
David


David Powelstock 
Asst. Prof. of Russian & East European Literatures 
Undergraduate Advising Head, Russian Language and Literature 
Chair, Program in Russian & East European Studies 
Brandeis University 
GREA, MS 024 
Waltham, MA  02454-9110 
781.736.3347 (Office) 


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From:  bmdamare at UMICH.EDU
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:48:33 -0400
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Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] real English?


> There is an English expression "at an arm's throw",

There is??????????


> although it's far
less common than "a stone's throw". 

To the point of non-existence?


> I'd stick with the stone, as well.


Quoting "Paul B. Gallagher" <paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>:

> I'm not familiar with "at a throw of a hand"; perhaps it's British or 
> something. We do have a phrase "a stone's throw from (somewhere)" 
> meaning "near (somewhere)," but your listener will have to be 
> exceptionally insightful to guess that from "at a throw of a hand."


- Brad Damare'
Dept of Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Michigan

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