Oct 23, 2006 20:28
18 yrs ago
English term
fall line
English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
A character walks into a hardware store and says:
What a disgusting store. Don't they even have a fall line?
What a disgusting store. Don't they even have a fall line?
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Oct 23, 2006 20:45: NGK changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Caryl Swift
Poland
Poland
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English
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Poland
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a range of goods or products designed for the autumn/fall season
It's rather hard to be sure, with so little context, but it sounds as if it just might be an ironic or humerous comment (is it from a comedy film or TV programme for example, or a comic novel?).
If that's the case, the speaker is probably disgusted with the type of goods on sale in the hardware store and comments on how uninspiring/unexciting she'he finds them by using language more often associtated with fashion - the fall (US Eng.), or autumn (Br. Eng) being the fashions (or shoes, for example) produced for that autumn season.
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-10-23 20:44:06 GMT)
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'humourous' - sorry about the typo.
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-10-23 20:44:58 GMT)
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'....she/he' finds them...' - apologies again
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Note added at 1 day13 mins (2006-10-24 20:41:47 GMT)
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Re. your note: if the character dresses fashionably, then it does seem as if this an ironic comment, made for comic effect. May I ask if it comes from a book, play, TV series or film?
If that's the case, the speaker is probably disgusted with the type of goods on sale in the hardware store and comments on how uninspiring/unexciting she'he finds them by using language more often associtated with fashion - the fall (US Eng.), or autumn (Br. Eng) being the fashions (or shoes, for example) produced for that autumn season.
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-10-23 20:44:06 GMT)
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'humourous' - sorry about the typo.
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-10-23 20:44:58 GMT)
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'....she/he' finds them...' - apologies again
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Note added at 1 day13 mins (2006-10-24 20:41:47 GMT)
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Re. your note: if the character dresses fashionably, then it does seem as if this an ironic comment, made for comic effect. May I ask if it comes from a book, play, TV series or film?
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cmwilliams (X)
: seems likely
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Dave Calderhead
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Olga Layer
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Emily Goodpaster
: That's my understanding too- actually quite funny....
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Yes - made me smile too! Thank you! :-)
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Alison Jenner
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Sophia Finos (X)
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Comment: "Thank you for your help."
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
Indonesia
Indonesia
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Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English
clear division/segmentation of the wares sold
It's hard to think that a hardware store gets a fall line just as it is used in fashion shops, except, as Caryl said: the term is used as an irony.
But, this is another way to see it:
fall line (Oxford dict, 2nd meaning) = a narrow zone that marks the geological boundary between an upland region and a plain.
So, the speaker might contempt the jumbled display or merchandise arrangement of the store; there is no clear line separating, say, plumbing hardware from car maintenance tools.
But, this is another way to see it:
fall line (Oxford dict, 2nd meaning) = a narrow zone that marks the geological boundary between an upland region and a plain.
So, the speaker might contempt the jumbled display or merchandise arrangement of the store; there is no clear line separating, say, plumbing hardware from car maintenance tools.
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