LL-L "Grammar" 2006.05.11 (01) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 11 May 2006 * Volume 01
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From: "Brooks, Mark" <mark.brooks at twc.state.tx.us>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2006.05.10 (05) [E]

Ron wrote: However, as I said, "to wait on" can mean the same as "to wait
for."
Yes, I would say that "to wait on" in the sense of "to wait for" is fairly
common where I hail from.  There is a small distinction though (at least in
my idiolect).  If I say, "I waited on you three hours and you never showed
up," it carries more impatience on my part than saying, "I waited for you
three hours and you never showed up."  To me "waiting for" means that I
wasn't looking at my watch (or my naked wrist where my watch is supposed to
be) every 15 seconds.  I found something else to occupy me.  "Waiting on"
means that I was checking my wrist and tapping my foot and sighing loudly.

Mark Brooks

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