Matt Johnson wrote: >----- Original Message ---- >From: Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Sent: Friday, 28 April, 2006 9:39:58 PM > > > >>"Read my lips" is a metaphor, I do believe. >>The literal meaning is "pay close attention to what I say", >>so it is certainly a figure of speech. >> >> > >I disagree. To ask someone to read your lips is literally giving an >instruction. "Read" as in "read". > >Anyway - it's much safer reading someone's lips, rather than a book. Have you >never suffered a paper cut? We're working on banning books (and obviously all >paper items) this side of the Pond. It's part of our "prevent" rather than >"cure" rationale. It'll save the NHS millions > Then there are those of us who are hearing impaired...
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