Re: What's the difference between searching and searching?

From: Paul Blay (ranma_at_saotome.demon.co.uk)
Date: 01/26/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 22:43:59 -0000

<jim_breen@hotmail.com> wrote ...
> Paul Blay <ranma@saotome.demon.co.uk> dixit:
>>$BC5$9!JM_$7$$$b$N$r!K!V<Z2H$rC5$9!"?&$rC5$9!"JuC5$7!W(B
>>$BA\$9!J8+$($J$/$J$C$?$b$N$r!K!VLB;R$rA\$9!"HH?M$rA\$9!"?H85A\$7!W(B
>
>>Now how much salt you want to take with the above it up to you.
>
> With about as much salt as I take Whirred's reported spelling
> errors when I select "en-au", and then use "ize" endings.
> According the Deep Thinkers Of Seattle, Australians must use
> "ise".

Well what I do know is that I've just been playing a computer
game that uses $BC5$9(B most of the time but $BA\$9(B sometimes.
IIRC it used $BA\$9(B to refer to searching for someone('s home base)
when they had given their tail the slip.

>>One entry which I think deserves more differentiation is
>>$B;W$&(B(P); $BA[$&(B $B!Z$*$b$&![(B (v5u) to think; to feel
>>I think most reading here will know the difference between those
>>two.
>
> Interesting. I'm clearly not in the "most reading here" cohort.

Darn. You go and say that and I lose all confidence that I
actually know anything.

> Neither $B9-<-1q(B nor $BBg<-NS(B differentiates. The $B9-<-1q(B entry begins:
>
> $B$*$b!&$&!Z;W$&!&A[$&!&21$&!&G0$&![%*%b%U(B
>
> Now there's a smorgasbord indeed. $BBg<-NS(B is a bit constrained, with:
>
> $B$*$b!&$&(B $B%*%b%U(B [2] $B!Z;W$&!&A[$&![(B $B!JF0%o8^!N%O;M!O!K(B
>
> Neither offers any differentiation in the explanation of the verb.
>
> Kenkyusha GG5 solves it neatly by omitting $BA[$&(B entirely.
>
> Can you offer examples of the differentiation?

Well it's far from a hard and fast rule but I have the definite
impression that when $BA[$&(B is used it there is significant tendency
to the 'feeling' meaning and to emotionally significant contexts.

For example the four '$BA[$&(B' examples in WWWJDIC.

$B@oF.$K7H$o$kJ<;N$?$A$O@oF.$,;_$s$G$$$k$H$-$K9%$s$G!"J?2:L5;v$J;~Be$rA[$$JV$9!#(B
Combat soldiers during peaceful moments like to reminisce of their halcyon days.
$B$3$3$G7/$K2q$*$&$H$O!"L4$K$bA[$o$J$+$C$?!#(B
Little did I dream that I should see you here.
$B%j%C%/$H%-%c%m%k$OFs%v7nA0$KJL$l$?$,!"%j%C%/$NJ}$O$$$^$@$KH`=w$rA[$$B3$1$F$$$k!#(B Rick and Carol broke up two months ago, but he's
still carrying a torch for her.
$B;d$O$"$J$?$N$3$H$r!"$$$D$bA[$C$F$$$^$9!#(B
I think of you all the time.

So now I'm just waiting for somebody to tell me I'm an idiot.