tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post8373349918015814035..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Too good to pass up ... "wanton to do"Mr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-49415398522087760222007-04-08T06:59:00.000-05:002007-04-08T06:59:00.000-05:00Now THAT is the way to start my Sunday morning off...Now THAT is the way to start my Sunday morning off! And it's a fine piece too ... the world needs to understand eggcorns.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-74005606816483486012007-04-08T06:35:00.000-05:002007-04-08T06:35:00.000-05:00Hey - check Jan Freeman's column today - you're in...Hey - check Jan Freeman's column today - you're in it! This post! <A HREF="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/04/08/wanton_eggcorns" REL="nofollow">wanton eggcorns</A>!The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-50557886284258994732007-04-04T17:49:00.000-05:002007-04-04T17:49:00.000-05:00May have blown the number of attestations of 'want...May have blown the number of attestations of 'wanton to do'. See here http://mr-verb.blogspot.com/2007/04/unwanted-correction-on-wanton.html.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-10172414566460674842007-04-03T17:54:00.000-05:002007-04-03T17:54:00.000-05:00I was thinking that "wanton" was being confused wi...I was thinking that "wanton" was being confused with a past passive participle (that's what we call it in Slavic) - I should have said with an -N form used passively. Not that "want" has an -N form in -en (let alone -on), of course - hence the "confused with".The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-40041048587451337282007-04-02T15:53:00.000-05:002007-04-02T15:53:00.000-05:00Right, I think that's the kind of thing the Ridger...Right, I think that's the kind of thing the Ridger was thinking about.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-86664972062616866742007-04-02T12:19:00.000-05:002007-04-02T12:19:00.000-05:00Well, there are archaic past participles like spit...Well, there are archaic past participles like <I>spitten</I>, the basis for the expression <I><A HREF="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-spi1.htm" REL="nofollow">spitting image</A></I>.Ben Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927962158447853691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-80880156186499858662007-04-01T15:04:00.000-05:002007-04-01T15:04:00.000-05:00That would be slick, wouldn't it? If I get a minut...That would be slick, wouldn't it? If I get a minute, I might check around to see if there are old forms like this out there.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-48145002724524375822007-04-01T14:59:00.000-05:002007-04-01T14:59:00.000-05:00Alternatively, it could be taken as a passive with...Alternatively, it could be taken as a passive with an odd or frozen form. <BR/><BR/>It's strange, though.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-22062516523986989182007-04-01T14:21:00.000-05:002007-04-01T14:21:00.000-05:00Any chance this could be parallel to / confused wi...Any chance this could be parallel to / confused with "to be wantin' to do". That would get you the final syllable, wouldn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com