> Does > "to knock about" > also have the meaning of > "to exist?"
> --- > [She finds a lost music cassette in an old-things store, and the > question is, is it the very one she lost or just another copy of the > same song?]
> "Do you think it could be the same one? I mean, the _actual_ one. The > one you lost?"
> As I turned it in my fingers, I found I could remember all the design > details on the back, the titles of the tracks, everything.
> "For all I know, it might be," I said. "But I have to tell you, Tommy, > there might be thousands of these knocking about."
> Ishiguro, Never let me go, p. 172 > ---- > -- > Thanks. > Marius Hancu
it includes the implication of moving about, possibly in rough or informal circumstances. The cassettes are being bought and sold in second-hand stores and passed around, not merely existing in the back of someone's closet.
> --- > [She finds a lost music cassette in an old-things store, and the > question is, is it the very one she lost or just another copy of the > same song?]
> "Do you think it could be the same one? I mean, the _actual_ one. The > one you lost?"
> As I turned it in my fingers, I found I could remember all the design > details on the back, the titles of the tracks, everything.
> "For all I know, it might be," I said. "But I have to tell you, Tommy, > there might be thousands of these knocking about."
> Ishiguro, Never let me go, p. 172 > ---- > -- > Thanks. > Marius Hancu
> > Does > > "to knock about" > > also have the meaning of > > "to exist?"
> > --- > > [She finds a lost music cassette in an old-things store, and the > > question is, is it the very one she lost or just another copy of the > > same song?]
> > "Do you think it could be the same one? I mean, the _actual_ one. The > > one you lost?"
> > As I turned it in my fingers, I found I could remember all the design > > details on the back, the titles of the tracks, everything.
> > "For all I know, it might be," I said. "But I have to tell you, Tommy, > > there might be thousands of these knocking about."
> it includes the implication of moving about, possibly in rough or > informal circumstances. The cassettes are being bought and sold in > second-hand stores and passed around, not merely existing in the back of > someone's closet.
> Does > "to knock about" > also have the meaning of > "to exist?"
> --- > [She finds a lost music cassette in an old-things store, and the > question is, is it the very one she lost or just another copy of the > same song?]
> "Do you think it could be the same one? I mean, the actual one. The > one you lost?"
> As I turned it in my fingers, I found I could remember all the design > details on the back, the titles of the tracks, everything.
> "For all I know, it might be," I said. "But I have to tell you, Tommy, > there might be thousands of these knocking about."
> > Does > > "to knock about" > > also have the meaning of > > "to exist?"
> > --- > > [She finds a lost music cassette in an old-things store, and the > > question is, is it the very one she lost or just another copy of the > > same song?]
> > "Do you think it could be the same one? I mean, the actual one. The > > one you lost?"
> > As I turned it in my fingers, I found I could remember all the design > > details on the back, the titles of the tracks, everything.
> > "For all I know, it might be," I said. "But I have to tell you, Tommy, > > there might be thousands of these knocking about."
Marius Hancu wrote: > On Nov 5, 1:02 pm, Cheryl <cperk...@mun.ca> wrote:
>>> Does >>> "to knock about" >>> also have the meaning of >>> "to exist?" >>> --- >>> [She finds a lost music cassette in an old-things store, and the >>> question is, is it the very one she lost or just another copy of the >>> same song?] >>> "Do you think it could be the same one? I mean, the _actual_ one. The >>> one you lost?" >>> As I turned it in my fingers, I found I could remember all the design >>> details on the back, the titles of the tracks, everything. >>> "For all I know, it might be," I said. "But I have to tell you, Tommy, >>> there might be thousands of these knocking about."
>> it includes the implication of moving about, possibly in rough or >> informal circumstances. The cassettes are being bought and sold in >> second-hand stores and passed around, not merely existing in the back of >> someone's closet.
> Ah, interesting.
It's worth adding that "to knock about with somebody" means that you are often to be found in the same place; hence you are probably friends.
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