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From: Enrico C <enrico.c@spamcop.net>
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Subject: Re: [Idioms #17] red herring
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:32:35 +0100
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in <news:j3ci10hnvge8sjrcddal4givl6vkjmva60@4ax.com>
> Enrico C <enrico.c@spamcop.net> wrote:
>
>>"It's a red herring that misguided people throw up to distract you
>>from the real issues."
>
> I don't think that "throw" is part of the idiom - it just happened to be
> used in some of your examples. "Throw" is typically not used with "red
> herring".
Yeah, I see you're right. "Throw" is not part of the "red herring"
idiom, actually.
In fact, you can say "it's a red herring", for instance, without
"throwing" any red minnow into the conversation :D
Therefore, I've changed the Subject of this post consequently.
Anyway, isn't "throw" a typical action in this case?
What else can you *do* with red herrings?
Just asking :)
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Enrico C ~ No native speaker
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