OT: Dovetail (was "Re: Yet another database question, please")

and what Dabo does dovetails nicely.

Dovetails?

Sorry, English is not my native language ;)

A carpentry term where two pieces of wood are formed to fit
together to create the joint:

http://images.google.com/images?q=dovetail

Used metaphorically to mean "as if they were meant to fit together".

(I would have replied off-list, as it's not really apropos, but
your email address was bogus)

-tkc



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