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for example, are we to make of “lookng to,” as in, “The governor is lookng to replace the commissioner?”
The usage crops up constantly. ‘Ukraine’s new parliament looks to be deeply divided between communists and nationalists.” In Augusta, Ga., a local entrepreneur is “looking to expand his business.” The phrase evokes the TV anchorman’s promise “to see you tomorrow at the same time.” How will he do that?
Consider the idiomatic “yet.” A February headline in the Rocky Mountain News provided some cheerful advice: “It’s not too early yet to start pansies.” In the Palm Beach Post, columnist Frank Cerabino examined the adverb and found it a noun. A woman had been shot “and the bullet is in her yet.”
Cerabino reasonably asked, “Where is a woman’s yet?” A knowledgeable reader had an answer: “A woman’s ‘yet’ is located about 6 inches below and 3 inches to the left of her ‘now,’ as in, ‘I wonder who’s kissing her now.’” Other readers suggested that her “yet” may be between her scuffle and her fracas, which is
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