Re: Can't see the wood for the trees

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From: Ray Dunn
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 18:30

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In referenced article, jthorpe@island.net says...
>I've been casually reading this line since it started
>and it's taken me until this morning to realise that
>the discussion on the difference in meanings between
>wood, woods, forest etc., misses the point.
>
>The wood in this expression is the material that the trees 
>comprise.  

I think not.  The expression means "can't see the bigger picture for 
looking at the details".

Thus "wood" = "forest".
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