To: opinionator
No, because saying something is [a distance unit] ahead of something else makes perfect sense, eg:
The substance itself is miles ahead of glass.
To: notfornothing
The substance itself is miles ahead of glass. Is that metaphor ever used with units other than miles or light years?
41 posted on
10/19/2005 11:51:08 PM PDT by
supercat
(Don't fix blame--FIX THE PROBLEM.)
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