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In a message dated 24/10/2002 15:46:40 GMT Daylight Time, jcowan@r... writes: AndrewWatt2000@a... scripsit: John, For some reason I had previously assumed you were benighted Irish. :) ... Not sure why. Accepting that idioms can be very difficult to define precisely ... being reminiscent of a globally acceptable linking solution in that regard: "Lose the plot" means pretty much the same as "lose the thread". But if the latter exists in American English it may, as these things can, have a different meaning. In "standard English" to "lose the plot" indicates a loss of perspective with regard to (at least some) important matters. ... :) That sounds terribly formal for a phrase which is much more expressive. ... It can also carry the sense of, as a result of the loss of appropriate prioritisation, getting things into a mess or leaving them in a mess. That seems to me a not unreasonable comment about linking. But your mileage may differ. :) I imagine Mike thought I was supporting the conspiracy theory that W3C is out to dominate the World. What I was saying is that I perceive linking at W3C as a bit of a mess and, implicitly, it seems to me that more work needs to be done to improve things. It is of concern that no further work *appears* to be planned. [I think I managed to state that without use of any obscure British English idioms.] Does that help? Andrew Watt
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