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"tree-age"?
A report in the Houston Chronicle about recovery operations following hurricane Ike includes this paragraph:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/6006132.html
The challenge now is to keep up this civility as the crisis adrenaline recedes, as utility workers undertake the massive tree-age of restoring electricity, and as the weather returns to Houston's normal September sultriness.
I was perplexed by "tree-age". Then I realised that it is presumably a pronunciation spelling of "triage".
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/6006132.html
The challenge now is to keep up this civility as the crisis adrenaline recedes, as utility workers undertake the massive tree-age of restoring electricity, and as the weather returns to Houston's normal September sultriness.
I was perplexed by "tree-age". Then I realised that it is presumably a pronunciation spelling of "triage".
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)
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[nq:1]A report in the Houston Chronicle about recovery operations following hurricane Ike includes this paragraph: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/6006132.html The challenge now is ... normal September sultriness. I was perplexed by "tree-age". Then I realised tha
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[nq:2]A report in the Houston Chronicle about recovery operations following ... realised that it is presumably a pronunciation spelling of "triage".[/nq]
[nq:1](now crossposted to AUE and AEU)[/nq]
The article is pretty well-written, so maybe the author was going for a word play between "triage" and trees that tore down power lines. The name here is an interesting coincidence:
"Council
[nq:1](now crossposted to AUE and AEU)[/nq]
The article is pretty well-written, so maybe the author was going for a word play between "triage" and trees that tore down power lines. The name here is an interesting coincidence:
"Council
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[nq:2](now crossposted to AUE and AEU)[/nq]
[nq:1]The article is pretty well-written, so maybe the author was going for a word play between "triage" and trees that ... sides by helicopter Tuesday. One thing she noticed: People didn't wait for city crews, but cleaned up their own streets."[/nq]
The most common reason utility lines are down is that trees fall on them or limbs fall on them du
[nq:1]The article is pretty well-written, so maybe the author was going for a word play between "triage" and trees that ... sides by helicopter Tuesday. One thing she noticed: People didn't wait for city crews, but cleaned up their own streets."[/nq]
The most common reason utility lines are down is that trees fall on them or limbs fall on them du
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[nq:2]The article is pretty well-written, so maybe the author was ... wait for city crews, but cleaned up their own streets."[/nq]
[nq:1]The most common reason utility lines are down is that trees fall on them or limbs fall on them during ... and feeding the parts into chipper trucks. The neighborhoods are a-buzz with chain saws. The reporter is making a joke.[/nq]
Yep, but with a link to
[nq:1]The most common reason utility lines are down is that trees fall on them or limbs fall on them during ... and feeding the parts into chipper trucks. The neighborhoods are a-buzz with chain saws. The reporter is making a joke.[/nq]
Yep, but with a link to
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[nq:1]A report in the Houston Chronicle about recovery operations following hurricane Ike includes this paragraph: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/6006132.html The challenge now is ... normal September sultriness. I was perplexed by "tree-age". Then I realised tha
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[nq:2]A report in the Houston Chronicle about recovery operations following ... realised that it is presumably a pronunciation spelling of "triage".[/nq]
I wrote to Mr. Casey this morning and he has responded. Here are my note and his reply:
Original Message
To: Casey, Rick (Houston)
Subject: Intentional pun???
I wrote to Mr. Casey this morning and he has responded. Here are my note and his reply:
Original Message
To: Casey, Rick (Houston)
Subject: Intentional pun???
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[nq:2]Hello Mr. Casey, Your article "A big city is blessed" ... Salem, Oregon Number 3. I couldn't help myself. r.c.[/nq]
So you are the mystery person who asked before me.
I expect Mr Casey is dining out on us.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
So you are the mystery person who asked before me.
I expect Mr Casey is dining out on us.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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[nq:1]So you are the mystery person who asked before me. I expect Mr Casey is dining out on us.[/nq]
But you published your research first and that determines historical priority.
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But you published your research first and that determines historical priority.
Of course, this new information will probably cause a proliferation of theories rather than a "resolution" or a "final answer." Which of these is the most plausible or, consistent with current presidential campai
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