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Rolfe · 17th January 2023, 12:07 PM

Oh, please. Toeing the line. Think soldiers standing on parade, obediently keeping their place in the rank.

And I don't think you mean "eschewed". Or if you do, I don't understand the context.

jeremyp · 17th January 2023, 12:15 PM

I usually find it works better to let minor spelling errors go.

Rolfe · 17th January 2023, 12:30 PM

I'm tired of this "towing the line" thing. It's not a spelling error, it's a fundamental failure to understand the metaphor. It's as bad as "free reign". And I genuinely don't understand the use of the word "eschewed" in that context.

smartcooky · 17th January 2023, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Rolfe

Oh, please. Toeing the line. Think soldiers standing on parade, obediently keeping their place in the rank.

Fair enough, although I don't much care which I write it... everyone knows what I mean!

Originally Posted by Rolfe

And I don't think you mean "eschewed". Or if you do, I don't understand the context.

Shunned then, it means the same thing...

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/shunned
avoided by people out of dislike, mistrust, disapproval, etc.:

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/eschew
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:

Rolfe · 18th January 2023, 01:56 AM

OK, I've never come across the word being used in that context. More of a "meat on Fridays" sort of thing.

17th January 2023, 12:07 PM	#41
Rolfe Adult human female Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NT 150 511 Posts: 50,286	Oh, please. Toeing the line. Think soldiers standing on parade, obediently keeping their place in the rank. And I don't think you mean "eschewed". Or if you do, I don't understand the context.
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17th January 2023, 12:30 PM	#43
Rolfe Adult human female Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NT 150 511 Posts: 50,286	I'm tired of this "towing the line" thing. It's not a spelling error, it's a fundamental failure to understand the metaphor. It's as bad as "free reign". And I genuinely don't understand the use of the word "eschewed" in that context.
	__________________ "The way we vote will depend, ultimately, on whether we are persuaded to hope or to fear." - Aonghas MacNeacail, June 2012.

17th January 2023, 07:27 PM	#44
smartcooky Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Nelson, New Zealand Posts: 22,868	Originally Posted by Rolfe Oh, please. Toeing the line. Think soldiers standing on parade, obediently keeping their place in the rank. Fair enough, although I don't much care which I write it... everyone knows what I mean! Originally Posted by Rolfe And I don't think you mean "eschewed". Or if you do, I don't understand the context. Shunned then, it means the same thing... https://www.dictionary.com/browse/shunned avoided by people out of dislike, mistrust, disapproval, etc.: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/eschew to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid:
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18th January 2023, 01:56 AM	#45
Rolfe Adult human female Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NT 150 511 Posts: 50,286	OK, I've never come across the word being used in that context. More of a "meat on Fridays" sort of thing.
	__________________ "The way we vote will depend, ultimately, on whether we are persuaded to hope or to fear." - Aonghas MacNeacail, June 2012.

17th January 2023, 12:15 PM	#42
jeremyp Master Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,282	I usually find it works better to let minor spelling errors go.