TV-ad voice-over

[Scot LaFaive]

I'm in agreement with your first two judgements but I don't think I'd bat
more than an eyelash at "refund back" in natural conversation. It does seem
a little odd sounding out of context though.

Scot LaFaive


>From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
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>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Re: TV-ad voice-over
>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:07:59 -0400
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>It's odd, but "chase after" and "mix together" sound fine to me, but
>"refund back" sounds asinine.
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>-Wilson
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>On 6/11/07, Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at umr.edu> wrote:
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> > Superfluity is one of the results of blending, e.g. chase after (chase +
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> > run after). I believe that's what happened in "refund back,"
> > although I'm not quite sure what's going on with "mix together."
> > =20
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> > Gerald Cohen
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> > From: American Dialect Society on behalf of Charles Doyle
> > Sent: Mon 6/11/2007 10:14 AM
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> > Subject: Re: TV-ad voice-over
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> > More likely just a superfluity?
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> > The TV cooking shows regularly instruct us to "add in" an ingredient and
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> > "mix together" the contents of the bowl.
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> > --Charlie
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> > ---- Original message ----
> > >Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:47:56 -0500
> > >From: "Cohen, Gerald Leonard" <gcohen at UMR.EDU>
> > >Subject: Re: TV-ad voice-over
> > >
> > >Ah, another blend (refund + give back).
> > >=3D20
> > >Gerald Cohen
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> > >" ... [O]r we'll _refund_ your money _back_!"
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> > >-Wilson
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