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Sun 3 Jun, 2007 07:50 am
"Where the British scientist parts ways with other environmentalists is his fatalism."
Well, "part ways" is referred to "hold a different oppinion",right?
"Part" as an Intransitive Verb:
v.intr.
1. To become divided or separated: The curtain parted in the middle.
2. To go apart from one another; separate: They parted as friends. They were forced to part from one another. See Synonyms at separate.
3. To separate or divide into ways going in different directions: The road parts about halfway into the forest.
4. To go away; depart.
5. To disagree by factions: The committee parted over the issue of pay raises for employees.
6. Archaic To die.
"Ways" also has the meaning of "track" or "path". When people come to a parting of the ways where paths branch, some will take one way and some another.
Metaphorically it means to disagree--or to have divergent opinions.
A simple yes would suffice...
Quincy--
Part of the journey in my guidebook is the scenery.
Lust--
You're right--a metaphor.
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