presidential nominative-objective

[Duane Campbell]

On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:21:47 -0600 Natalie Maynor <maynor at CS.MSSTATE.EDU>
writes:

> > > And note the "looking to" = planning to.
> >
> > Or "fixin' to."
>
> "Looking to" and "fixin to" don't have the same meaning for me.
> "Fixin to" is about timing.  "Looking to" isn't.

Hmmmm. Yes, I think I too see a fine difference between the two, but I'm
not sure I agree with you on what that difference is.

I would say, "I'm fixin' to go down town," meaning that I am getting
ready to or firmly planning to. But if I'm "lookin' to change your mind,"
that would mean to me that I am intending to try, but that there is an
element of uncertainty regarding the result.

D