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Discussion Groups / English Usage / March 2010McCarthy: tolled slowly past
Hello: "The cab tolled slowly past." What "toll" is this? They certainly don't want to make noise. --- [Passing by the motel in a cab, trying to see from the outside if anyone's been inside his room] Drive me around to the side, he said. The driver put the shifter in gear. What room? he said. Just drive me around. I want to see if somebody's here. They drove slowly past his room. There was a gap in the curtains he was pretty sure he hadnt left there. Hard to tell. Not that hard. The cab tolled slowly past. No cars in the lot that hadnt been there. Keep going, he said. Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 86 --- -- Thanks. Marius Hancu >Hello: > >"The cab tolled slowly past." >What "toll" is this? They certainly don't want to make noise. It might be from this sense in the OED: toll, tole, v.1 3. c. intr. for pass. To pull (itself), move, drift. 18.. SCOTT in Goode Amer. Fishes (1888) 89 The boat toles round from the tide toward the feeding-ground. "The cab drifted slowly past", perhaps. >--- >[Passing by the motel in a cab, trying to see from the outside if [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 86 >---  SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) On Mar 31, 7:47 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> wrote: > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:19:06 -0700 (PDT), Marius Hancu > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > "The cab drifted slowly past", perhaps. I'd never have gotten that. McCarthy may have liked the hint of "paying a toll", since our hero is paying for this. > >--- > >[Passing by the motel in a cab, trying to see from the outside if [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 86 > >--- -- Jerry Friedman >On Mar 31, 7:47 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> >wrote: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >I'd never have gotten that. Neither would I if I hadn't looked in the OED. >McCarthy may have liked the hint of "paying a toll", since our hero is >paying for this. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men, p. 86 >> >--- SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>On Mar 31, 7:47 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> >>> "The cab drifted slowly past", perhaps. >> >>I'd never have gotten that. >> >Neither would I if I hadn't looked in the OED. No, nor would I. I was wondering if it was a typo for "trolled", as in trolling for custom. SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ >>>On Mar 31, 7:47 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >No, nor would I. I was wondering if it was a typo for "trolled", as >in trolling for custom. I wondered about that to behin with. But, however,... the character in the story was in the cab and giving instructions to the driver. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>>> On Mar 31, 7:47 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" >>>> <m...@peterduncanson.net> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I wondered about that to behin with. But, however,... the character > in the story was in the cab and giving instructions to the driver. A typo for "rolled" is much simpler and closer physically. SignatureFrank ess On Mar 31, 9:47 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> wrote: > >"The cab tolled slowly past." > >What "toll" is this? They certainly don't want to make noise. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > 18.. SCOTT in Goode Amer. Fishes (1888) 89 The boat toles round from > the tide toward the feeding-ground. Spectacular find. I assumed it might be so, but ... Great verb. > "The cab drifted slowly past", perhaps. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >cab tolled slowly past. No cars in the lot that hadnt been there. Keep > >going, he said. Thank you. Marius Hancu |
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