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Thread #104750 Message #2155787
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
23-Sep-07 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Expressions lost/gained with SI measures
Subject: RE: Folklore: Expressions lost/gained with SI measures
So, How far is it from Ushant to Scilly?
And, going back to the original post: "Give him an inch and he'll take a mile" is a modern corruption of the earlier expression "Give him an inch and he'll take an ell". An 'ell' being a cloth measure of 1.25 yards or 45 inches.