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#2 (permalink) Tue Aug 19, 2008 13:47 pm New use of old word |
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You seem to be able to get all interested and enthusiastic about unusual usages of words as long as it happens in Britain. Yet you can't quite manage to accept common usages in American English that differ from your British usage. Difference between dumb and stupid No dirty tricks, Alan. Simply stating what's there to see. . |
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#3 (permalink) Tue Aug 19, 2008 13:49 pm New use of old word |
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Hi Alan,
This reminds me of your Rhapsody of Words in which you describe how a new word finds its entry into the dictionary. The use of "eventually" you mention sounds very similar to the German "eventuell".
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#4 (permalink) Tue Aug 19, 2008 13:59 pm New use of old word |
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| You seem to be able to get all interested and enthusiastic about unusual usages of words as long as it happens in Britain |
The all seeing eye knows, apparently, that first I was listening to a radio broadcast from the UK and secondly that the interviewee was British. Clearly I'll have to be careful there's not a 'hidden' camera in my study.
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#5 (permalink) Tue Aug 19, 2008 14:22 pm New use of old word |
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. Can't quite come to grips with the fact that there is a lot you don't know about standard usage in American English, eh?  . |
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#6 (permalink) Tue Aug 19, 2008 14:59 pm New use of old word |
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Hi Amy,
Fortunately you can tell us everything about standard usage in American English. _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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#7 (permalink) Thu Oct 22, 2009 13:26 pm New use of old word |
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hi . in fact every time you suprise me by new words , but in thes time you have taken old words form roots language & i realy first time ihave seen these new words iam intersting with new word but i have to foucs on basic first then i will find time for myself to learn more thank you in advance |
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#8 (permalink) Mon Nov 16, 2009 23:14 pm New use of old word |
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It's quite interesting for me right now. I've started looking for some non-standard usage of words recently. I see your point, Alan. But do you perceive this usage of 'eventually' as a grammatical error? (yea, basically it is. The word should not function as an adjective). Maybe it was just a slip of the tongue that the speaker made? If it was not, then if it's not grammatically correct, maybe it can be accepted in terms of some common approval to make the language more fluent or just 'combinatory'? Do you see it this way? Could it be useful in this way? _________________ Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
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