"to the extent that" for "to the effect that"

[Scot LaFaive]

About your signature line, it should be noted that the official quote from
the White House is "Destroying human life in the hopes of saving human life
is not ethical." Apparently the prefix "un-" was just too difficult to
attach to the base.

Scot LaFaive


>From: sagehen <sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM>
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>Subject: "to the extent that" for "to the effect that"
>Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:38:08 -0400
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>In an interview on Morning Edition this (6/22) morning, the actress playing
>the widow of slain WSJ reporter Daniel Perle said, regarding some message,
>"to the extent that.." when clearly the meaning was /meaning/ or intent,
>*not* extent.
>THis is a common enough mistake that I assume it's probably already a
>recognized eggcorn, but my elderly browser gets the vapors when asked to
>consult the language log.
>AM
>;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-
>;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-
>"Destroying human life in the hope of saving human life is unethical."
>
>--George W. Bush     !
>
>;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;
>-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-
>hmmmmm.
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