On 23 Apr 2007 19:38:21 -0700, mccomb@medieval.org (Todd Michel
McComb) wrote:
>In article ,
>B Vaughan wrote:
>>Whenever you see "xxx of the yyy", where xxx is something spectacular
>>and yyy is some other place, you know there's no comparison. The
>>Venice of yyy, the Grand Canyon of yyy, the Champs Elysées of yyy,
>>etc.
>
>I generally agree with the point, but I have to point out that the
>Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a pretty cool place.
What I meant is using the term "Grand Canyon" in conjunction with
something that *isn't* the Grand Canyon. Read carefully what I wrote.
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Barbara Vaughan
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