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We were familiar with the business technology magazine Red Herring and figured their web site might offer the origin of the peculiar term. After a bit of searching, we did manage to uncover an explanation. ... Where did the expression "the real McCoy" come from?
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Definition of red herring in the Idioms Dictionary. red herring phrase. What does red herring expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. ... See also: herring, red...
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Definition of neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring in the Idioms Dictionary. neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring phrase. What does neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring expression mean? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. ... (redirected from neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring)
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The next term is “red herring,” which has less to do with fish and more to do with dogs. The expression is used in reference to something misleading or distracting. According to the magazine Red Herring, back in the 1800s British fugitives would run a red herring through their trail to distract police dogs.
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The origin is finally discovered of the odd English idiom 'red herring'. ... Within a century, they had been immortalised in the expression neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring (later, fowl was added or replaced flesh), meaning something that was nondescript or neither one thing nor another.
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www.worldwidewords.org/articles/herring.htm
www.worldwidewords.org/articles/herring.htm
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I was wondering where the expression red herring came from. One definition I read said that it was originally the "herring drawn across the trace in hunting to divert the hounds". Can you provide a more detailed description?
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A "red herring" is something that diverts attention away from an issue. It originated, I understand, from the practice of fugitives from justice who were trying to flee from ... If you do these things because you think God requires them, not because they are a voluntary expression of what you really want to say to God,
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While MySpace is more about self-expression and artist affiliation, Facebook is more of a networking tool. After launching with a college-aged user base, Facebook now has its largest growing demographic in the thirty-five and older range, he said. ... Red Herring's April Kilcrease reported from Belmont...
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www.redherring.com/Home/23364
www.redherring.com/Home/23364
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Google Translations For Red Herring ... The World's Top VCs; Red Herring is busy searching for the top 100 global venture capital firms. The 200 finalists have been announced. Please click here to see the best 200 performers from over 30 nations...
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www.redherring.com/Home/22849
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