Bob, Chris, et. al-
Actually, the body could have been lying prone, instead of lying supine. There
may even be a word for lying on your side, but I don't know what it is.
Thanks,
Steve Goss
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But "lying supine" is beyond the pale. At least they didn't say "laying
supine." Give thanks for small favors. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Mar 1, 2015, at 2:08 AM, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On a slightly different thread of linguisticts, yesterday I listened to a
> pretty good radio play as I was driving, enjoying it until . . . I heard the
> phrase "a boat ricocheting against the rocks of the reef" (completely
> ignoring the meaning of 'ricochet') and then a minute or so later, "he was
> lying supine in the bottom of the boat"; how else would he lie, or what is
> supine but lying?
>
> I managed to forget these errors and enjoyed the rest of the story :-)
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