Tonight's English-language trivia question:

[Redstone]

What do the phrase "full-fledged" and the name "Fletcher" have in common?

Redstone

PS: Sometimes I wonder about myself; this one just popped into my brain while the little guy and I were driving around today.

[yvr girl]

1. I gather you're going for more than

they both start with an 'F'?

[Sandpiper]

2. I'm guessing it has something to do with making arrows

And the feathers or "fletching" that are glued to the end for stability in flight.

[Redstone]

7. You're almost there.

You know what "fletcher" means, so what does it have in common with the phrase "full-fledged?"

[LynzM]

3. Is full-fledged....

Somehow derivative of archery? :shrug:

[Redstone]

4. Both of your are circling around the commonality,

but haven't pinned down the exact common element.

And yes, "starts with F" is a clue, though I'm sure yvr girl was just being a wiseass.

Redstone

[LynzM]

5. Ok, here's the next thing I found

Full-fledged is a synonym of fully-fledged:

fully fledged

adj 1: (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly 2: (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party"

And an arrow would also be ready to fly when it had been fletched by a fletcher...?

[Redstone]

6. Hey, no fair using google or an online dictionary!

You have to figure it out by yourself.

You're getting closer. Tell me the one word that defines the commonality.

Redstone

[Redstone]

8. OK, I gotta go now, so here it is:

You guys each had half of the answer, but didn't tie them together:

Both have to do with feathers. Simple answer.

Go ahead and slap me now, if you want to.

Redstone

[LynzM]

9. Gah!

Here I am, overcomplicating the question.... not an ususual thing for me, actually. The only detention I ever served was to learn how to write a summary that was shorter than 80% of the length of the original piece :rofl: