[ExI] Language Changing Before Our Very Eyes

[Damien Broderick]

At 11:22 PM 5/23/2007 -0700, Lee wrote:

>On the other hand, "near" can mean *almost*, as in something that
>almost or didn't quite occur.  Thus "near-collision" in the sense of
>distance means the same thing as "near-miss" in the sense of "almost".

Near, but no cigar. A "near miss" isn't *almost* a miss--it's 
*entirely* a miss, just. Now I'm off to swig some near-beer.