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02-28-2005, 06:47 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hometown of Canada
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"Can't see the forest FOR the trees?"
I was just watching Wheel of Fortune, and the guy guessed for the puzzle answer "Can't see the forest from the trees." Let's ignore the fact that this guy just had a brain fart since there are a different number of letters in "for" and "from."
When I saw the puzzle, I also thought it was "Can't see the forest from the trees," since that's the first thing that popped into my head. Which is the right saying? An example of my interpretation is that you let a stereotype of a person determine what you think of the entire race. Which is the right saying? |
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02-28-2005, 06:50 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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I've never heard it as anything other than "for" the trees.
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02-28-2005, 06:58 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
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I've heard 'for' and 'through'
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02-28-2005, 07:01 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somerville, MA
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i've heard for and for only
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02-28-2005, 07:03 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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He said 'through,' not 'for.' Which wouldn't be so bad, if the board didn't look like, CAN'T SEE THE _ _REST _ _R THE TREES.
The guy blew $18K+ on that screw-up. Moron. Of course, thanks to the intellectual exercise that is Wheel of Fortune, he still ended up winning $25K. Only on that show would a mistake like that not only not cost you the game, but it wouldn't prevent you from taking home a boatload of cash.
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03-01-2005, 12:38 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Seattle WA
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Some understanding of the phrase:
the word for has many different meanings. if you go to http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=for and look at definition #7 you will find the one that fits this statement "As a result of; because of:" What the phase is refering to is that if you are six inches away from a tree, all you can see is the tree, and you miss the whole forest that is around it. Sometimes you need to take a step back and look at the whole picture of what is around you.
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03-01-2005, 01:13 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Here and There
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It's definitely "for." Otherwise the saying doesn't make sense. |
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03-01-2005, 06:37 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Some understanding of the puzzle _ _ R Really, that's all you need to know.
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