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| bio | website | andy.roon.us |
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| location | Michigan | |
| age | 37 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 3 months |
| seen | Jan 25 at 15:52 | |
| stats | profile views | 3 |
Mostly harmless network administrator at a small company.
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Dec 11 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Dec 11 |
accepted | How (and when) was it that the verb 'go' began to mean 'say' in common usage? |
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Nov 15 |
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How (and when) was it that the verb 'go' began to mean 'say' in common usage? @Chris Agreed. That, I'm sure, is why my teachers didn't like it. It enables expressive, if not intellectual laziness. On the other hand, as FumbleFingers notes on Lawler's answer below and Hugo above, in many ways we embody our message, i.e. we can 'be all' <message>. That, in essence is (I think) what Lawler was getting at with the metaphorical topics he brought to the table. |
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Nov 15 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Nov 14 |
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How (and when) was it that the verb 'go' began to mean 'say' in common usage? Purely awesome. I suppose I was thinking of the metaphors and the underlying constructs, and I did think of the "He's like..." construction being related, but your other references are great at pinning down what I was actually thinking. Thanks for a well-put answer, with lots of great additional material! |
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Nov 14 |
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How (and when) was it that the verb 'go' began to mean 'say' in common usage? Wow. That is not what I expected. Interesting. I suppose the first thought I should have when wondering about language usage is "probably Dickens." |
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Nov 14 |
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What is the term for those cylindrical metal or plastic protrusions? Often colloquially referred to by myself and other fixers-of-things as 'pins' if smaller than, say, pencil-sized. |
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Nov 14 |
awarded | Student |
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Nov 14 |
asked | How (and when) was it that the verb 'go' began to mean 'say' in common usage? |
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Mar 30 |
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Is it acceptable to use “especially” at the beginning of a sentence? +1 for 'makes you look like a twit' |
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Jan 28 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jan 28 |
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Is there a word that means “doing the right thing for the wrong reason”? I agree wholeheartedly on the second half, about getting a correct result from incorrect presumption: unwittingly is a perfect word for that. But acting unwittingly carries a connotation (to me) of acting with incomplete knowledge versus a wrong reason. I agree it's probably the best word so far, +1. |
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Jan 28 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
