Re: The Whole 9 Yards
Posted by Barry on February 28, 2000 In Reply to: Re: The Whole 9 Yards posted
by ESC on February 28, 2000
: : : I had always understood it to refere to the amount of fabric
in a man's fully pleated kilt. As a theatrical costumer I *have*
made them and it does take that much .
: : Please see http://www.shu.ac.uk/cgi-bin/tp_post4.cgi?=411150
for some background on this.
: : Gary
: Maybe this is a clue. I was just reading a murder mystery that
had a reference to pouring concrete to build a dam. The term "four-yard
bucket" of concrete was used.
In the UK - as a result of our joining the EU - we are changing
all Imperial measurements to the Metric standard. As a result we've
been notified that all phrases referencing the old measurement standards
may no longer be used.
It's not necessary to expunge such references from literature etc.
but it is not lawful to include them in new work published after
Jan 1st 2000. Hence you'll find little comment from this side of
the pond on the subject matter of this thread.
Remember, we have a government now who are wedded to 'The Third
Way'.
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