[Publib] preventive not preventative, disrespect is not a verb

[Fred Beisser]

Shannon,

It is my understanding that dictionaries reflect the current usage and 
how it evolved. Therefore, you will now find the now ubiquitous "duh" in 
current editions of dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster's 11th edition 
Collegiate dictionary and others.

    See:

    Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source

    duh /d?; often pronounced with a dentalized d/ Pronunciation Key -
    Show Spelled Pronunciation[duh; often pronounced with a dentalized d]
    –interjection
    (used to express annoyance at banality, obviousness, or stupidity.)
    [Origin: 1960–65, Americanism]
    Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
    Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House,
    Inc. 2006.

    American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source

    duh (du()
    interj. Used to express disdain for something deemed stupid or
    obvious, especially a self-evident remark.


    [Imitative of an utterance attributed to slow-witted people.]

    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
    Edition
    Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
    Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

And what has happened to "you're welcome" these days....rarely hear it. 
Seems to have metamorphosed (that's "morphed" to the younger readers) to 
"no problem."

Fred Beisser
Trustee
www.elbertcountylibrary.org (or was that lye-berry???)
(Colorado)



Shannon Stiller wrote:
> For me, it is patronize v. patronize (aka pay'tronize v. pat'ronize).  
>
> Also, when the word "orientated" appeared in the dictionary, I was saddened.  Has the English language always "evolved" in acceptance of the misuse of words?  Or is that a relatively new phenomenon?  
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> Shannon Stiller
> Ripon Public Library
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Lynne Ingersoll
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:46 AM
> To: 'Roger Carswell'; 'Tom Cooper'; 'Edith Isele';
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> Subject: RE: [Publib] preventive not preventative, disrespect is not a
> verb
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> My nit to pick is "supposably" when what is meant is "supposedly".
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> And when did "shined" replace "shone"?  I suppose we'll be seeing "dived"
> instead of "dove" when referring to those wet folks in Beijing.
>
> It's only Wednesday....
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> Lynne S. Ingersoll
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> On Behalf Of Roger Carswell
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 4:35 PM
> To: Tom Cooper; Edith Isele; publib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Publib] preventive not preventative, disrespect is not a verb
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> OK, here are my two.
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> Apropos used to mean "appropriate".
> Gift used as a verb in place of give or gave  ("They gifted the land 
> to the college")
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