real English?

[Wayles Browne]

David said 188 hits, but my Google search found only 6, of which 4 
are in fact the same instance (from Proz, a site devoted to 
discussing translations). The instance represented by the 4 hits was 
written by an English speaker who has lived, studied, and worked in 
Germany for a long time. I'd say that the expression is not just 
rare, but so rare that we shouldn't advise anyone to use it.


At 11:06 AM -0400 3/14/08, David Powelstock wrote:
>  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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>
>  > 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?

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Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
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