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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 153020" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>Yes. You would have several options. This is a concern, this is worrying, this is troubling and maybe even this is disconcerting. Standard dictionaries define the word "concerning" as meaning relating to or with regard to. But I freely admit there is no longer such a thing as standard English. Whatever people use is considered standard. Though I suspect if one were writing a dissertation for a degree in English the professor would be concerned concerning this usage. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Final note. This was not to call anyone out; it was to raise a question about how and why this use of the word suddenly became so popular in the last few years. It reminds me of talking heads who all of a sudden started using phrases like, "Going forward" and "At the end of the day" and "At this point in time." One rarely if ever heard these phrases a few years ago and now it is difficult to not hear these phrases. Likewise lots of people use the word forte now but no one who means it in terms of "a strong suit" pronounces it correctly. </p><p></p><p>Why do I obsess about this stuff? Probably a border line mental illness. But a thread like this sometimes gives me "on the ground" data to understand why people say what they say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 153020, member: 1640"] Yes. You would have several options. This is a concern, this is worrying, this is troubling and maybe even this is disconcerting. Standard dictionaries define the word "concerning" as meaning relating to or with regard to. But I freely admit there is no longer such a thing as standard English. Whatever people use is considered standard. Though I suspect if one were writing a dissertation for a degree in English the professor would be concerned concerning this usage. :) Final note. This was not to call anyone out; it was to raise a question about how and why this use of the word suddenly became so popular in the last few years. It reminds me of talking heads who all of a sudden started using phrases like, "Going forward" and "At the end of the day" and "At this point in time." One rarely if ever heard these phrases a few years ago and now it is difficult to not hear these phrases. Likewise lots of people use the word forte now but no one who means it in terms of "a strong suit" pronounces it correctly. Why do I obsess about this stuff? Probably a border line mental illness. But a thread like this sometimes gives me "on the ground" data to understand why people say what they say. [/QUOTE]
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