| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 20:07 |
caeruleancentaur wrote:> Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote: > > > >>The higher the lower. Makes no sense--in English. > > > The higher the pole vaulter went, the lower the spirits of the > opposition sank. > > It really does depend on context. :-)Yes, but even in that context, I don't think you could say simply "The higher the lower" and expect to be understood.