2007-04-05 20:19:46 · 3 answers · asked by ivallrod 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Could it be a UK/US difference?
2007-04-05 21:11:33 · update #1
I think in a world of brevity, largely due to text messaging, words are now used inappropriately and to an untrained ear the usage seems correct.
Example: "Is the manager in?" "Hold on and I will try to locate."
You hear this type of thing, but I don't think it is correct.
2007-04-05 20:49:16 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think this is just a natural progression in the evolution of the language. Intransitive use of "commit" is here to stay, but I don't think I'm quite ready for "locate" yet. Still, it will happen.
2007-04-06 09:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure - certainly as a synonym for "find", locate is used transitively. That's why I can never locate my car keys in the morning, but I've yet to hear it used intransitively.
"Relocate" is used like that - I've been offered a new job, but we'll have to relocate - perhaps it's only a matter of time before locate comes to mean the same as "move" rather that "find".
2007-04-06 03:31:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋