"shout-out" as reanalysis

[Wilson Gray]

The case would be even more compelling, if Whitman could show instances of

I want to send out a shout to my friends.

Otherwise, it might be argued that "shout-out" is modelled on the
example of such locutions as "put-out," "fake-out," "force-out,"
"lock-out," "take-out," "stake-out," etc.

-Wilson

On 7/11/07, Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
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> On his Literal-Minded blog, Neal Whitman makes a compelling case that
> the term "shout-out" originated as a reanalysis along these lines:
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> I want to send [a shout] [out to my friends]. -->
> I want to send [a shout out] [to my friends].
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> Blog post is here:
> http://literalminded.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/sending-out-the-shout/
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