Hi frieder.faig@xxxxxxxxxxxx-stu,
A list of people is called a "roll", since it used to be a long paper
rolled up. Roll Call is calling the names and checking that they're
present. Important in prisons, army, kid day trips, ...
Tom
At Monday, December 04, 2000 16:18, frieder.faig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
spoke about *Re: [OM]Re:Roll call...* saying
> On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 09:49:48AM +0900, k.matsumoto wrote:
> > >My dictionary can`t really explain me what the meaning
> > >of 'roll call' is, but it`s a good idea to get to know
> > >where we live.
...
> > But I think roll call is what teachers do in the classroom.
> >
> > kazuya matsumoto
...
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