[Lexicog] Digest Number 419

[Fritz Goerling]

Si,

What is 18r ?

Fritz


  yo!


  Re like like - check out, dudes and dudettes, the use of the verb to go in
the sentence "I go all weak at the knees when I see her".  The speaker
clearly is in no position to go anywhere, yet it's an acceptable use of
metaphorical language.  'He's going mad", too, is another example.  We use
this verb in many many situations in which to become would be more literal.
As David says, here it seems that mimesis is becoming a more common
descriptive tack.  It seems, sadly, that it's just the fear of young persons
and their vulgar corruption of our beautiful and rich tongue which is at
work here.


  l8r -


  Si

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