Re: Adpositions gaining new uses
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 4:13 |
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On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:43 PM, Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> wrote:
> I would think "I want out" normally occurs during situations where the
> speaker is in intense disagreement with the methods of his group and
> declares he's quitting.
Maybe in the first person that's true, but it's also the usual way
(IME and IML) to describe what the dog wants when he's scratching at
the door. "The dog wants out!" (Or "...in", for that matter.)
I'm quite surprised to see so many native Anglophones find "I want on
your shoulders" objectionable... maybe I've just become programmed to
accept Toddlerese...
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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