The English Language
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Thanks and happy new year.
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Re: The English Language
You are repeating yourself
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What does the comment "Grist for the mill!" mean?
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It means that the former programmer of the ECF grading software has fallen out with a miller, who is about to put him through a mill.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:44 amWhat does the comment "Grist for the mill!" mean?
More seriously, take a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gristmill
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I mean what does it mean in chess commentary after an exchange sac?Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:28 amIt means that the former programmer of the ECF grading software has fallen out a miller, who is about to put him through a mill.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:44 amWhat does the comment "Grist for the mill!" mean?
More seriously, take a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gristmill
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Sac = Sacrifice
Exchange Sacrifice mean giving up Rook for Knight or Bishop
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_exchange_(chess)
Were you not able to look this up yourself?
Exchange Sacrifice mean giving up Rook for Knight or Bishop
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_exchange_(chess)
Were you not able to look this up yourself?
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I gave an example, I do know about exchange sac, but not "Grist for the mill*, as in:Andy Stoker wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:54 pmSac = Sacrifice
Exchange Sacrifice mean giving up Rook for Knight or Bishop
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_exchange_(chess)
Were you not able to look this up yourself?
Celebrity gossip is, of course, grist for the mill as far as the tabloids are concerned.
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My apologies - I misunderstood your post.
"Grist to the mill" means something that it is useful for a particular purpose or helps support someone's point of view.- https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti ... o-the-mill
So the tabloid newspapers print celebrity gossip (the grist to the mill) because people are interested in it and will buy the newspaper to read it.
Foolishly.
The newspaper wants to sell copies and the gossip helps them achieve that goal.
"Grist to the mill" means something that it is useful for a particular purpose or helps support someone's point of view.- https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dicti ... o-the-mill
So the tabloid newspapers print celebrity gossip (the grist to the mill) because people are interested in it and will buy the newspaper to read it.
Foolishly.
The newspaper wants to sell copies and the gossip helps them achieve that goal.
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Soheil, here is an example from literature about your country.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KPB ... &q&f=false
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KPB ... &q&f=false
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You mean an example of "Grist for the mill"? I didn't find that.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:02 pmSoheil, here is an example from literature about your country.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KPB ... &q&f=false
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Please look again - 5 lines down in the first paragraph
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This is what I am seeing
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The link is not very user friendly.
If you google: All of these words - "Iran"; This exact phrase - "grist to the mill", you should be able to get to the right page of the book.
If you google: All of these words - "Iran"; This exact phrase - "grist to the mill", you should be able to get to the right page of the book.
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Many thanks. But still confused
As I understood, the phrase can mean excuse, right?
Also, it can mean anything can be made useful.
Does it mean in my case that "anything is good"?
Context:
"Rxd7
Grist for the mill! Now c6 falls and I get all of my material back - with dividents!"
As I understood, the phrase can mean excuse, right?
Also, it can mean anything can be made useful.
Does it mean in my case that "anything is good"?
Context:
"Rxd7
Grist for the mill! Now c6 falls and I get all of my material back - with dividents!"