Geoffrey Nunberg's piece on NPR's Fresh Air yesterday was about the impossibility of communication. The phrase in question is "on the up and up" which to some means "on the increase" or "improving" while to others it means "above board" or "on the level". He then tackles "the pool is deceptively shallow". Is the pool shallow or deep?
Posted by jim at November 13, 2003 08:24 AM | TrackBackwhich to some means "on the increase" or "improving"
Good lord, I've never seen or heard it used this way. The world is so full of a number of things...
Posted by: language hat on November 13, 2003 11:35 AMI know what you mean. I just couldn't believe.
Posted by: jim on November 13, 2003 12:03 PM