but if you do it right, fish from a small pond will do just fine in a lake- the saying doesn’t mean you’re completely free, just in a much larger fishbowl.
Faulty analysis. She never said anything about lake fish going to the sea.
What she mentioned was “big fish in a small pond to taking our first tentative steps into a larger world”. Or for the edited highlights: “fish … first steps”.
Which is either a terribly mixed metaphor, or she’s saying that they’re evolving.
Also, leadcrayon is quite correct. A sizable part of my childhood was spent within a literal stone’s throw (provided one has a fairly powerful throwing arm) of a saltwater lake, and plenty of the species that inhabited it could also be found in the ocean.
fish in a lake would die in the sea, the general metaphor is a lot crueler then you would think
I’ll trade you a salmon for your metaphor.
;-P
but if you do it right, fish from a small pond will do just fine in a lake- the saying doesn’t mean you’re completely free, just in a much larger fishbowl.
not is it is a salt lake
Obviously they pass through an estuary on the way to get acclimated.
Faulty analysis. She never said anything about lake fish going to the sea.
What she mentioned was “big fish in a small pond to taking our first tentative steps into a larger world”. Or for the edited highlights: “fish … first steps”.
Which is either a terribly mixed metaphor, or she’s saying that they’re evolving.
Also, leadcrayon is quite correct. A sizable part of my childhood was spent within a literal stone’s throw (provided one has a fairly powerful throwing arm) of a saltwater lake, and plenty of the species that inhabited it could also be found in the ocean.
The end is hinted at.
Yes, Dana had told us that there were only a few strips left at this time.
Last year of elementary school, that means that their generation’s all in their 11s and 12s. Time sure flies.