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Electrocuted
I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR got away from me.
So I'm watching one from a week or so ago, which is probably a rerun, and the fake news show on tv reports a story about a burglar caught by a homeowner's trap and electrocuted (it even said electrocuted in the banner across the bottom of the tv) and paralysed from the waist down.
I believe a new meaning is coming. Normally I don't like new meanings, but this one doesn't bother me.
Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.
So I'm watching one from a week or so ago, which is probably a rerun, and the fake news show on tv reports a story about a burglar caught by a homeowner's trap and electrocuted (it even said electrocuted in the banner across the bottom of the tv) and paralysed from the waist down.
I believe a new meaning is coming. Normally I don't like new meanings, but this one doesn't bother me.
Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.
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[nq:1]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR got away from me. So I'm watching one from a ... down.
- [nq:1]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR got away from me.
- So I'm watching one from a ...
- down.
- I believe a new meaning is coming.
- [/nq] Fascinating post, mm.
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[nq:1]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR got away from me. So I'm watching one from a ... down. I believe a new meaning is coming. Normally I don't like new meanings, but this one doesn't bother me.[/nq]
Fascinating post, mm. What word would you have used?
But more interesting to me, your last sentence - if a new meaning for electrocuted doesn't bother you, why did yo
Fascinating post, mm. What word would you have used?
But more interesting to me, your last sentence - if a new meaning for electrocuted doesn't bother you, why did yo
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[nq:1]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR got away from me. So I'm watching one from a ... but this one doesn't bother me. Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let me know if you have posted also.[/nq]
What is wrong with that usage?
What is wrong with that usage?
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[nq:2]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR ... don't like new meanings, but this one doesn't bother me.[/nq]
[nq:1]Fascinating post, mm. What word would you have used? But more interesting to me, your last sentence - if a new meaning for electrocuted doesn't bother you, why did you post it? Gary Eickmeier[/nq]
Shocked. I can't find a case (except the BL citing) where electro
[nq:1]Fascinating post, mm. What word would you have used? But more interesting to me, your last sentence - if a new meaning for electrocuted doesn't bother you, why did you post it? Gary Eickmeier[/nq]
Shocked. I can't find a case (except the BL citing) where electro
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[nq:1]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR got away from me. So I'm watching one from a ... down. I believe a new meaning is coming. Normally I don't like new meanings, but this one doesn't bother me.[/nq]
The new meaning can't be all that new, since it's recognized by a couple of dictionaries:
[nq:1]From the *Encarta World English Dictionary,* North American ed.:[/nq
The new meaning can't be all that new, since it's recognized by a couple of dictionaries:
[nq:1]From the *Encarta World English Dictionary,* North American ed.:[/nq
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[nq:2]So I'm watching one from a week or so ago, ... don't like new meanings, but this one doesn't bother me.[/nq]
[nq:1]What is wrong with that usage?[/nq]
"Electrocute" is supposed to mean "kill by electric shock" or strictly "execute by electric shock" (i.e. electric + execute) and there's no good reason to dilute its meaning out to include "give an electric shock", since "shock" is cle
[nq:1]What is wrong with that usage?[/nq]
"Electrocute" is supposed to mean "kill by electric shock" or strictly "execute by electric shock" (i.e. electric + execute) and there's no good reason to dilute its meaning out to include "give an electric shock", since "shock" is cle
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[nq:1]"Electrocute" is supposed to mean "kill by electric shock" or strictly "execute by electric shock" (i.e. electric + execute) and there's no good reason to dilute its meaning out to include "give an electric shock", since "shock" is clear enough in the appropriate context.[/nq]
'Good reason' has little to do with actual language changes such as this.
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'Good reason' has little to do with actual language changes such as this.
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[nq:2]What is wrong with that usage?[/nq]
[nq:1]"Electrocute" is supposed to mean "kill by electric shock" or strictly "execute by electric shock" (i.e. electric + execute) and there's no good reason to dilute its meaning out to include "give an electric shock", since "shock" is clear enough in the appropriate context.[/nq]
Not every one who was "electrocuted" actually died. There have bee
[nq:1]"Electrocute" is supposed to mean "kill by electric shock" or strictly "execute by electric shock" (i.e. electric + execute) and there's no good reason to dilute its meaning out to include "give an electric shock", since "shock" is clear enough in the appropriate context.[/nq]
Not every one who was "electrocuted" actually died. There have bee
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[nq:2]"Electrocute" is supposed to mean "kill by electric shock" or ... shock", since "shock" is clear enough in the appropriate context.[/nq]
[nq:1]'Good reason' has little to do with actual language changes such as this.[/nq]
It often seems to have little to do with what ends up happening, although it does support resistance to such a change.
[nq:1]'Good reason' has little to do with actual language changes such as this.[/nq]
It often seems to have little to do with what ends up happening, although it does support resistance to such a change.
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[nq:1]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR got away from me. So I'm watching one from a ... but this one doesn't bother me. Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let me know if you have posted also.[/nq]
"Electro + (exe)cution" strictly speaking meant to kill deliberately by electricity, but it been used to refer to accidents for quite some time, whether fatal or not.
"Electro + (exe)cution" strictly speaking meant to kill deliberately by electricity, but it been used to refer to accidents for quite some time, whether fatal or not.
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[nq:2]I would not normally watch Boston Legal, but my VCR ... me. Please let me know if you have posted also.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Electro + (exe)cution" strictly speaking meant to kill deliberately by electricity, but it been used to refer to accidents for quite some time, whether fatal or not.[/nq]
It then would follow that 'electrocuted to death' is not redundant. Correct?
[nq:1]"Electro + (exe)cution" strictly speaking meant to kill deliberately by electricity, but it been used to refer to accidents for quite some time, whether fatal or not.[/nq]
It then would follow that 'electrocuted to death' is not redundant. Correct?
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