RE: [tips] word confusions/language evolution?
Dear Tipsters, What do you think about the ubiquitous use of looking to when it means hoping to or expecting to or wishing to? It annoys me. Am I an old fuddy-duddy who is not tolerant of one of our natural language evolutions or am I correct that there is a perfectly acceptable and more accurate existing term available? Looking forward to your replies. Sincerely, Stuart ___ Floreat Labore Recti cultus pectora roborant Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: smcke...@ubishops.ca or stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy ___ -Original Message- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Tue 11-Aug-09 8:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] word confusions- one more Here is Grammar Girl's take on went missing. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/went-missing.aspx She says that it is correct, a British usage dating to at least the 1940s that has gained a footing in the US recently. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -Original Message- From: Patricia Santoro [mailto:psant...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Tue 8/11/2009 7:58 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE:[tips] word confusions- one more Finally, someone can tell me if the term went missing is actually correct, as in: The two hikers went missing shortly after sunset. It sounds so wrong! Pat Santoro --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)winmail.dat
Re: [tips] word confusions/language evolution?
Stuart et al I was influenced quite a bit by Pinker's books on language (Language Instinct, How Language Works ..) and his negative critique of 'langauge mavens', so I tend to be tolerant of language evolution so long as there is precision in sentences i.e. having language match thought - though sometimes it's the thought that is muddled. I suspect texting is speeding up evolution .. that's all 4 now, c u later :~) -- John W. Kulig Professor of Psychology Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 -- - Original Message - From: Stuart McKelvie smcke...@ubishops.ca To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:00:18 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [tips] word confusions/language evolution? Dear Tipsters, What do you think about the ubiquitous use of looking to when it means hoping to or expecting to or wishing to? It annoys me. Am I an old fuddy-duddy who is not tolerant of one of our natural language evolutions or am I correct that there is a perfectly acceptable and more accurate existing term available? Looking forward to your replies. Sincerely, Stuart ___ Floreat Labore Recti cultus pectora roborant Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: smcke...@ubishops.ca or stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy ___ -Original Message- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Tue 11-Aug-09 8:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] word confusions- one more Here is Grammar Girl's take on went missing. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/went-missing.aspx She says that it is correct, a British usage dating to at least the 1940s that has gained a footing in the US recently. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -Original Message- From: Patricia Santoro [mailto:psant...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Tue 8/11/2009 7:58 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE:[tips] word confusions- one more Finally, someone can tell me if the term went missing is actually correct, as in: The two hikers went missing shortly after sunset. It sounds so wrong! Pat Santoro --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
RE: [tips] word confusions/language evolution?
The correct phraseology in such a circumstance is fixin' to. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman -Original Message- From: Stuart McKelvie [mailto:smcke...@ubishops.ca] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:00 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] word confusions/language evolution? Dear Tipsters, What do you think about the ubiquitous use of looking to when it means hoping to or expecting to or wishing to? It annoys me. Am I an old fuddy-duddy who is not tolerant of one of our natural language evolutions or am I correct that there is a perfectly acceptable and more accurate existing term available? Looking forward to your replies. Sincerely, Stuart ___ Floreat Labore Recti cultus pectora roborant Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: smcke...@ubishops.ca or stuart.mckel...@ubishops.ca Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy ___ -Original Message- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Tue 11-Aug-09 8:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] word confusions- one more Here is Grammar Girl's take on went missing. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/went-missing.aspx She says that it is correct, a British usage dating to at least the 1940s that has gained a footing in the US recently. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -Original Message- From: Patricia Santoro [mailto:psant...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Tue 8/11/2009 7:58 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE:[tips] word confusions- one more Finally, someone can tell me if the term went missing is actually correct, as in: The two hikers went missing shortly after sunset. It sounds so wrong! Pat Santoro --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
