Redstone
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:11 PM
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Tonight's English-language trivia question: |
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What do the phrase "full-fledged" and the name "Fletcher" have in common?
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PS: Sometimes I wonder about myself; this one just popped into my brain while the little guy and I were driving around today.
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:15 PM
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1. I gather you're going for more than |
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they both start with an 'F'?
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:16 PM
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2. I'm guessing it has something to do with making arrows |
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And the feathers or "fletching" that are glued to the end for stability in flight.
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:33 PM
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You know what "fletcher" means, so what does it have in common with the phrase "full-fledged?"
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:16 PM
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Somehow derivative of archery? :shrug:
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:20 PM
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4. Both of your are circling around the commonality, |
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but haven't pinned down the exact common element.
And yes, "starts with F" is a clue, though I'm sure yvr girl was just being a wiseass.
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:27 PM
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5. Ok, here's the next thing I found |
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Full-fledged is a synonym of fully-fledged:
fully fledged
adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly 2: (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"
And an arrow would also be ready to fly when it had been fletched by a fletcher...?
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:31 PM
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6. Hey, no fair using google or an online dictionary! |
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You have to figure it out by yourself.
You're getting closer. Tell me the one word that defines the commonality.
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:37 PM
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8. OK, I gotta go now, so here it is: |
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Edited on Sun Jun-12-05 08:37 PM by Redstone
You guys each had half of the answer, but didn't tie them together:
Both have to do with feathers. Simple answer.
Go ahead and slap me now, if you want to.
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Sun Jun-12-05 08:41 PM
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Here I am, overcomplicating the question.... not an ususual thing for me, actually. The only detention I ever served was to learn how to write a summary that was shorter than 80% of the length of the original piece :rofl:
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