Old Titan Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Sutton's New Crew To Debut "Slo-Mo" is a great nickname for Dominique - fits him to a tee. Or a "T". Or a tea. Or, however you spell that stupid cliche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If something "fits to a T" then it's perfect for its purpose. The allusion here is said to be with a T square. This piece of apparatus is so accurate that a precise right angle fits it perfectly. However neat this suggestion is, there is another possible origin, based on the fact that the saying was in use in the 17th century, before the T square was invented. This one suggests that the T stands for "Title", a minute and precisely positioned pen stroke or printer's mark. A tiny brushstroke was all that distinguished the Hebrew letter "dalet" from "resh". "Title" was the word chosen by Wycliffe to translate references to this tiny difference in his version of the New Testament. Thus the mark was perfectly suited to its task. "Slo-Mo" does, in fact, fit him to a T, OT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted November 8, 2008 Author Share Posted November 8, 2008 If something "fits to a T" then it's perfect for its purpose. The allusion here is said to be with a T square. This piece of apparatus is so accurate that a precise right angle fits it perfectly. However neat this suggestion is, there is another possible origin, based on the fact that the saying was in use in the 17th century, before the T square was invented. This one suggests that the T stands for "Title", a minute and precisely positioned pen stroke or printer's mark. A tiny brushstroke was all that distinguished the Hebrew letter "dalet" from "resh". "Title" was the word chosen by Wycliffe to translate references to this tiny difference in his version of the New Testament. Thus the mark was perfectly suited to its task. "Slo-Mo" does, in fact, fit him to a T, OT! Considering my line of work, I prefer "fits to a tee." Available in a wide variety of colors, sizes small through 4X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue82 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Nice to see the mention of DBH's expected signing - although I'll breath a sigh of relief once we have the ink on paper. New Hampton Prep started their season this week with a 30 point win over a junior college, but the article had no mention of DBH's contribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryL Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 If something "fits to a T" then it's perfect for its purpose. The allusion here is said to be with a T square. This piece of apparatus is so accurate that a precise right angle fits it perfectly. However neat this suggestion is, there is another possible origin, based on the fact that the saying was in use in the 17th century, before the T square was invented. This one suggests that the T stands for "Title", a minute and precisely positioned pen stroke or printer's mark. A tiny brushstroke was all that distinguished the Hebrew letter "dalet" from "resh". "Title" was the word chosen by Wycliffe to translate references to this tiny difference in his version of the New Testament. Thus the mark was perfectly suited to its task. "Slo-Mo" does, in fact, fit him to a T, OT! Nice pedagogical etymology!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Nice pedagogical etymology!!! Huh?!? I just thought it was a nice copy and paste ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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