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Casting a short shadow
So many questions, so few answers.
31 January 2007
Dodge tide
The
Double-Tongued Dictionary
has mentioned Adelaide in the citation for "dodge tide", its featured word for yesterday.
What is a dodge tide? It's akin to a
neap tide
where there is very little tidal movement for several hours: See
here
for more.
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