Re: Asteroid's Near-Miss May Be Home Run for Scientists (Asteroid 99942 Apophis)
- From: "chosp" <chosp@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:39:29 -0700
"Room 101" <notme@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Doesn't a "near-miss" mean it hit? It should be a "near-hit".
One would think.
Nonetheless, "near-miss" does, in common usage, mean a miss - but
a very close one.
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