Re: Can't see the wood for the trees

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From: Jan Walter
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 1995 19:13

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In article <810509216snx@deliah.nemeter.dinoco.DE>,
michely@deliah.nemeter.dinoco.DE (Joachim Michely) writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <810509216snx@deliah.nemeter.dinoco.DE>
> References: <77279-810116603@mindlink.bc.ca>
> Posted: Thu, 07 Sep 95 21:26:56 GMT
>
> Org.  : CCP Koeln
>
> Jan_Walter@mindlink.bc.ca writes in article
> <77279-810116603@mindlink.bc.ca>:
> >
> > I have heard similar expressions in German and English also, but it was
> > more often like "Can't see the Forest for the Trees".
>
> The german version is : "Ich kann den Wald vor lauter Baeumen nicht
> sehen".
> The german meaning is like : "I know it's there, but I can't see it"


I was aware of that, but I didn't think the discussion had to go that deep.
I would also be tempted to interpret the phrase as "So distracted by the
details that the big picture gets lost".

Cheers,

Jan
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