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Ryan
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:29 am
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If I say, I gave the plan a spin, does that sound I did a good thing, or bad
thing? Thanks!
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Franklin Cacciutto
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:18 am
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meirman
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:17 am
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Also depends on what you mean by spin. I can think of two distinct
meaning, one of which doesn't seem quite applicable. What do you mean
by "give it a spin".
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis, 7 years
Chicago, 6 years
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John Dean
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:33 am
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| Quote: | Ryan wrote:
If I say, I gave the plan a spin, does that sound I did a good
thing, or bad thing? Thanks!
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Franklin Cacciutto wrote:
| Quote: | Depends on the plan.
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A man, a plan, a canal - Suez!
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Don Phillipson
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| Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:06 pm
Post subject: Re: give it a spin |
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"Ryan" <Ryan@aol.com> wrote in message news:2r9egtF17bn6rU1@uni-berlin.de...
| Quote: | If I say, I gave the plan a spin, does that sound I did a good thing, or
bad
thing? Thanks!
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If the metaphor invokes cricket (spin bowling) it
implies deception.
If the metaphor invokes a phonograph (record
turntable) it is innocent.
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Don Phillipson
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:24 am
Post subject: Re: give it a spin |
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"Ryan" <Ryan@aol.com> wrote in message news:2r9egtF17bn6rU1@uni-berlin.de...
| Quote: | If I say, I gave the plan a spin, does that sound I did a good thing, or
bad
thing? Thanks!
This expression has several meanings, as indicated by other posters. |
The "good thing, bad thing" reference will depend on what side one is on.
Here is another reference to the use of "spin" which, again, might be a good
thing or a bad thing. It might be either, but it also might be important or
necessary.
I am thinking in terms of taking a car(it) out for a spin. That does
require a change of wording, but once one transfers the object of spin to a
plan, giving and taking may be interchanged.
It simply means test driving a car, or putting a plan into practice in a
limited way for the purpose of judging whether the purchase of the car or
the activating the plan in full will be the proper action to take. It might
be a bad idea if the originators of the plan or the owners of the car have
not authorized the test, and don't have or won't accept liability for any
untoward occurence during the test.
I think that testing a "top" for spin might be another way of looking at the
"giving a spin".
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raymond o'hara
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| Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:09 am
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"Ryan" <Ryan@aol.com> wrote in message news:2r9egtF17bn6rU1@uni-berlin.de...
| Quote: | If I say, I gave the plan a spin, does that sound I did a good thing, or
bad
thing? Thanks!
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Where I come from to give something a spin is to try it out and is neither
good nor bad. |
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