Sigh. 'Twenty-twenty' does NOT specify perfect vision; it refers to vision that is considered 'normally good', that is, not needing prescriptive glasses. It is possible to have better than 20-20 vision, and many people do.
And I won't even comment on the use of the Schrage quote to illustrate the use of the term. Cheers, Lawry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed, June 04, 2003 8:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Futurework] FW: A.Word.A.Day--twenty-twenty > > > Yet another instance of Word a Day describing FWers. > > arthur > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wordsmith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 12:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: A.Word.A.Day--twenty-twenty > > > twenty-twenty (TWEN-tee TWEN-tee) adjective, also 20/20 > > 1. Possessing or relating to perfect vision. > > 2. Having ability to see an issue clearly. > > [From a method of testing visual acuity involving reeading a chart of > letters > or symbols at 20 feet away.] > > "As pundits of power go, Machiavelli was a prince. Ophthalmologically > speaking, Ted Levitt's twenty-twenty vision into marketing myopia was > farsighted. Saint Peter of Drucker, arguably this century's most > influential management thinker, has probably inspired more effective > executives than a Covey of business gurus." > Michael Schrage; Staying Smart; Brave New Work: Will Evolving Corporate > Strategy Be Dar-win-win-ian?; Fortune (New York); Jun 21, 1999. > > "With 20/20 hindsight, we see that our national unity problem was not so > much a constitutional issue, and certainly not a racebased > conflict, but > merely the result of our cultural ignorance." > Benoit Aubin; Speaking in Tongues; Maclean's (Toronto, Canada); Dec 9, > 2002. > > This week's theme: numeric terms. > > Sponsors: > Derivation, a fascinating game about word origins. A great gift > for Father's > > Day or Graduation! http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005BTB8/entspire-20 And Try an awesome stress reliever: Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty! In adult-sized handfuls and amazing colors, http://puttyworld.com ............................................................................ When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny. -Thomas Jefferson, third US president, architect and author (1743-1826) Q: Tomorrow is my friend's birthday and I forgot to send her a gift. Help! A: How about the gift of words? A Word A Day, subscription: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html A Word A Day, the book: http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471230324/ws00-20 Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/twenty-twenty.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/twenty-twenty.ram _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
