> Everybody seems to assume that the two sayings mean the same thing. > They don't. Just think about it. To "touch base" means to > communicate or to remain in communication. To "touch all the bases" > is clearly an analogy to baseball rules meaning to "cover all the > bases" (Ha! Another version!!) or, in general, to everything > required. One would not substitute one for the other, so they are > not the same meaning.
"Touch all the bases" means to do so sequentially as when having hit a home run. "Cover all the bases" means to have resources simultaneously aligned (i.e. position fielders) so that all future contingencies are prepared for. Richard Yates _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
