presidential nominative-objective

[Laurence Horn]

>For me, both are about time.  One (fixing to) anticipates an immediate
>present event; the other (looking to) anticipates a near or distant future
>event.
>                                           PAT

How about in "You lookin to get whupped?"  Seems pretty immediate.

Larry
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