excited = enthusiastic; not in OED, AHD

[Wilson Gray]

Yep. To me, three.

-Wilson



On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> In the US, "excited" most commonly means (very) enthusiastic, at least to me.
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> The OED and AHD completely fail to explicitly provide this meaning, referring instead to strong feeling or emotion. For "excited," the OED says:
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> 1. a. Stirred by strong emotion, disturbed, agitated.
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> My Mac dictionary, however, addresses what to me is the basic meaning, saying:
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> 1 very enthusiastic and eager : they were excited about the prospect | the excited children.
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> On the Endangered Languages list, there was an exchange where someone apparently using Irish English thought it absurd to be excited about revitalizing languages.
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> Benjamin Barrett
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