[Wikipedia-l] [OT] Re: [FR 07] Fundraiser 2007 -ResponsivenessofCommunity

[Mark Clements]

"Thomas Dalton" <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>
wrote in message
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> > Hmmm.... In my experience the most common form is "Well, if the mountain
> > won't come to Mohammed..." meaning "very well, I'll do it myself", I'm
not
> > sure how the other way round would work.  "Well, if Mohammed won't go to
the
> > mountain..." meaning, "very well, I'll do it for you" doesn't make much
> > sense (given that a mountain is unmovable...).  Or perhaps you meant
some
> > other usage.
>
> That's pretty much the usage I had in mind. It's a figure of speech,
> it doesn't have to make sense.

*grin* - fair point!

- Mark Clements (HappyDog)