Thanks, Eric. I'll keep a lookout for "relevantly similar situations" in table-tennis, hockey and argument. Walter O MUN Quoting Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>: > WO: (What IS a "riposte" exactly anyway? How does it > differ from a "reply" or "response"?) > > It's a fencing metaphor. Someone parries your thrust > and you return with a thrust called a riposte. It's > very sweaty under the fencer's mask and pads, really > much more aerobic than you might imagine. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html