Anonymous  +  179926 Sat, 07 Jan 06 09:57 AM Hello, Can you please help me with the following? What does it mean: 1 She felt like an echo. 2. She pressed the scroll on the caller ID unit. (What does ID stand for?) (answering amchine) 3 Which part of the boat is throttle? 4 Her stomach dropped when she heard his name. (Does it mean ''turned upside down''?) Thanks Anonymous

	nona the brit  +  179947 Sat, 07 Jan 06 11:57 AM 1. No idea without context. Someone is being a bit 'poetic' here. 2. caller ID - a system to display the identity of people who have phoned you, or their numbers at least. 3. the accelerator 4. It is more a feeling of dread (turned upside down could be that she was in love with him!) nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	davkett  +  179982 Sat, 07 Jan 06 02:36 PM  Nona The Brit wrote: 1. No idea without context. Someone is being a bit 'poetic' here. (You're just not very 'poetic', huh, Nona?) How about?-- An echo is a reverberation of a sound, so 'she' feels like she has no voice of her own; her words are just reverberations of someone else's talk. A bit more on the 'throttle'-- 2 a : a valve for regulating the supply of a fluid (as steam) to an engine; especially : the valve controlling the volume of vaporized fuel charge delivered to the cylinders of an internal combustion engine b : the lever controlling this valve (Yes, it controls acceleration/decceleration.) davkett Joined on Tue, Jun 7 2005 Pennsylvania, USA Senior Member 2,788 "The rose stays fresh in its name..." -Bernard of Morlay

	MrPedantic  +  180015 Sat, 07 Jan 06 05:09 PM He feels like he has no voice of his own. His words are just reverberations of someone else's post. MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...

	julielai  +  180024 Sat, 07 Jan 06 05:25 PM Echo: One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress. (source: dictionary.com) julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Senior Member 3,829 Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai)

	julielai  +  180106 Sat, 07 Jan 06 09:38 PM Sara repeated what her mom said, like an echo. Just a guess. julielai

	MrPedantic  +  180123 Sat, 07 Jan 06 11:42 PM I wonder whether there's also an idea of "hollowness" at the bottom of it, as well. The shock and disillusion make her feel suddenly hollow, like the shell of a building; when she speaks, her voice sounds like an echo in an empty building. Or perhaps the shock brings the blood to her head: sometimes when that happens, your own voice sounds distance and echoey. But maybe that's all too fanciful. I expect it's as Julie says. "I cheated on daddy." "You cheated on daddy?" MrP MrPedantic