[SOC] Off topic observations and a question

[Kevin Rock]

Start a Grand Father clock.  This is one example where something is pulled
back and then proceeds forward.  There must be others that make sense as
well.

My father also was perturbed by this saying.  He would always use: Forth
and back as a replacement.  But then he would use VIBGYOR too :)
     Kevin.  KD5ONS





On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:43:09 -0400, Larry Makoski W2LJ 
<Makos327 at worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> Derek Wills wrote:
>
>> <> And their "in back of" for "behind" bugs me, although I
>> realize/realise that we use "in front of" with no probs.
>>
>> Derek aa5bt, g3nmx
>
> I work for a company here in the US and our parent companies are based 
> in Switzerland.  The Swiss guys who came over to the US were totally 
> bugged out by the term "back and forth".  They couldn't understand how 
> you could go back without going forward (forth) first.
>
> 73 de Larry W2LJ