<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Regarding "near
miss," I find nothing wrong with that. I think it's confusing "nearly"
with "near" to believe otherwise. A near miss, after all, is not a hit
and is not a far miss. It's something that nearly hit, but didn't.
Anyhow, that's how I parse it.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Dan<br><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">I say a near miss is easier to cuddle with than a far miss. bill w</span></div><br></div>