Hello, Ben,
On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Ben Stone wrote:
> Are you sure you're not thinking of the term 'the whole nine
> yards'?
Yes, that's the ticket, as my original SUBJECT LINE did indeed
have right:(
> ... Which I believe is a US football reference
THAT is probably the least popular belief as t
the .50 cal ammo belts on a fighter in wwII were 27 feet long, and one
minute of continuous firing, so "i gave him the whole nine yards
means, i emptied my guns into him.
iggy
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At 06:02 08/02/2000 -0400, Aleisha Saba wrote:
>Well - try this - always thought it meant that if you believed that, you
>would believe anything - the whole nine yards..
>Here goes:
Aleisha Saba,
What an outstanding response! That particular phrase has been in my family
for a long time and u
Hi,
>THANKS! However, the below has about every possible etymology
>EXCEPT the one I am betting on, i.e., the lenght of an ammo belt
>used in the wing machine guns of American and English WWII
>fighter planes:(
You mean, as in the paragraph:
>> Yet another explanation is that it was invented b
Well Mike, if I had a $100 I would bet it on the other guy; however, if
you cannot prove it absolutely, neither can he. Good Luck.
A. Saba
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Dear Mike,
To the best of my knowledge, that phrase came from WWII referring to the
length of bullets used for an automatic weapon. I can't recall where I heard
that but I am about positive that my recollection is correct.
Hope this helps.
Love, Kathy
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WOW!!!
THANKS! However, the below has about every possible etymology
EXCEPT the one I am betting on, i.e., the lenght of an ammo belt
used in the wing machine guns of American and English WWII
fighter planes:(
None the less, GREAT $H!T!
I thanks you, sincerely.
[Btw, could you spot me $100
Well - try this - always thought it meant that if you believed that, you
would believe anything - the whole nine yards..
Here goes:
Article
THE WHOLE NINE YARDS
But nine yards of what?
There are some queries that we answerers of questions on the story of
the English language get asked more
Are you sure you're not thinking of the term 'the whole nine yards'? Which I believe
is a US football reference?
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Sorry for the off topic nature of my need here, but I just
engauged in a wager of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS as to where the
phrase, "the whole nine years" hales from.
I have been searching on-line for an hour now, with no results:(
Can any one help me here?
And, in advance, thanks A LOT, i.e., I AM D
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