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Latest post Mon, Nov 15 2004 8:49 AM by PASTEL. 7 replies.
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PASTEL  +  55397 Mon, 15 Nov 04 08:49 AM
The ride across a lake is endless white, giving me the impression that no distance at all was being gained.



Winter is the weather so that I think "white" points out the snow extending endlessly. Right?






PASTEL
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Mister Micawber  +  55423 Mon, 15 Nov 04 12:33 PM

Yes indeed, Pastel, a wide white flat snow-covered lake.

And I'm moving this thread to the Vocabulary Forum, OK?

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PASTEL, 5 yr 12 days ago
Hello, MM,

Can I say no?! You've already done it and why did you ask me?



Thanks,
Pastel
hbae787  +  55473 Mon, 15 Nov 04 06:11 PM
Hi Pastel,

If a moderator needs to ask for a member's permission he would say something like this :"Can I move your question to the Vocabulary forum ?" or "Let me know if this is OK with you".

According to his message, MM did not mean to ask whether it was OK to move your question to another section. He just INFORMED you about what he was going to do.

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ncvinh, 5 yr 11 days ago
What does "outsourcing" mean?
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Mister Micawber  +  55575 Tue, 16 Nov 04 06:14 AM
'Outsourcing' is contracting to outside companies or individuals to do work that was formerly done within your company. It is a way of slimming down operational expenses in many cases.

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wwlcj1982  +  55614 Tue, 16 Nov 04 11:03 AM
"The ride across a lake is endless white, giving me the impression that no distance at all was being gained."
What does the word "ride" here mean?We can't say ride is white, right?Unless it refer to the word "lake"?
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Mister Micawber  +  55623 Tue, 16 Nov 04 12:45 PM
We'll have to wait for Pastel's definitive interpretation of the text, WW, but the 'ride' seems to be just that: conveyance in a vehicle (sleigh?) or on a horse perhaps. The ride can indeed be described metaphorically as 'white' if that is a dominant characteristic of the journey.

'I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, ' sings Bing Crosby.

Mister Micawber
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