No? Why can you say "Leap of Faith" but you can't say "Leap of Fray" if they're both nouns? Just as "leap of faith" means you're taking a leap into faith, can't you say you're taking a leap into fray/chaos?
I'm trying to understand the difference as I'm not a native speaker, and I'm trying to come up with a parody for Kierkegaard's beloved leap
Mar-24-2010 20:26
Lilith
Meowsies!
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Maximum Security twilight home for cats
The difference is that one is a nonsense saying in widespread circulation that even though its ridiculous composition makes no sense, has acceptance.
Your saying as a parody going by that measure wont have widespread acceptance to the reader because its not in circulation, for example "as the crow flies" being the direct distance between A-B... regardless of the fact that a crow probably flies any damn way it wants and in a couple of circles along the way.
This is also probably why I quit high school studying useless crap like this and just got a job.
Its also entirely too early without a lot of caffeine...
Mar-24-2010 21:46
gehzumteufel
In your ass
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: so cal
quote:
Originally posted by Lira
No? Why can you say "Leap of Faith" but you can't say "Leap of Fray" if they're both nouns? Just as "leap of faith" means you're taking a leap into faith, can't you say you're taking a leap into fray/chaos?
I'm trying to understand the difference as I'm not a native speaker, and I'm trying to come up with a parody for Kierkegaard's beloved leap
Look up the definition of "fray" and then replace fray with one of the defined words. Report back.
Mar-24-2010 22:04
Ania_xox
let me drive
Registered: Apr 2007
Location: on the midnight street
I ran 5km today and did an intense uphill workout with weights AND then did stairs (which felt like absolute PEANUTS by then).
Now I am in night class eating a bag of sour candies (fuzzy peaches, sour watermelons, swedish berries, etc.)
I do not feel guilty.
Mar-24-2010 23:06
leph555
dementia depleted
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: City
Mar-24-2010 23:16
Lira
Ancient BassAddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasília, Brazil
quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Look up the definition of "fray" and then replace fray with one of the defined words. Report back.
Fray = "an energetic and often not well organized effort, activity, fight or disagreement"
Do I really need to use the "the" before it to have this interpretation?
Mar-25-2010 02:10
Sushipunk
Flickering, I roam
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Chateau Verdafloor
After you hard-boil an egg, how long will it keep in the fridge for?
Mar-25-2010 02:45
Lira
Ancient BassAddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Brasília, Brazil
quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
After you hard-boil an egg, how long will it keep in the fridge for?
A day or two, I guess. More than that is not at all a good idea.
Mar-25-2010 02:48
Sushipunk
Flickering, I roam
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Chateau Verdafloor
quote:
Originally posted by Lira
A day or two, I guess. More than that is not at all a good idea.
\o/
Mar-25-2010 02:53
Joss Weatherby
Banned
Registered: May 2008
Location: The Pacific Northwest, of course