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* Full of reflectsLionelEdwards
+* Re: Full of reflectsStefan Ram
|`* Re: Full of reflectsjerryfriedman
| `- Re: Full of reflectslar3ryca
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From: dougstaples@gmx.com (LionelEdwards)
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Subject: Full of reflects
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 by: LionelEdwards - Mon, 1 Apr 2024 17:08 UTC

I can't see why "full of reflects" offends me - I quite like
the cut of its gibberish.

It seems to be mainstream English (because you are worth it?).

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 by: Stefan Ram - Mon, 1 Apr 2024 17:43 UTC

dougstaples@gmx.com (LionelEdwards) wrote or quoted:
>I can't see why "full of reflects" offends me - I quite like
>the cut of its gibberish.

Normally, "of" would not precede a verb form "reflects". But
here the way has perhaps already been paved with "It kind of
reflects (the light or something).".

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From: jerry.friedman99@gmail.com (jerryfriedman)
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 by: jerryfriedman - Mon, 1 Apr 2024 19:23 UTC

Stefan Ram wrote:

> dougstaples@gmx.com (LionelEdwards) wrote or quoted:
>>I can't see why "full of reflects" offends me - I quite like
>>the cut of its gibberish.

> Normally, "of" would not precede a verb form "reflects". But
> here the way has perhaps already been paved with "It kind of
> reflects (the light or something).".

In L'Oreal's advertising it seems to be just a nouned verb, like
"an invite" and "an install".

--
Jerry Friedman

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 by: Hibou - Tue, 2 Apr 2024 07:25 UTC

Le 01/04/2024 à 18:08, LionelEdwards a écrit :
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> I can't see why "full of reflects" offends me - I quite like
> the cut of its gibberish.
> It seems to be mainstream English (because you are worth it?).

All the results from Google seem to be product related.

Does it offend because it's a deliberate twisting of normal usage, with
the aim of attracting attention?

(Buy our sham poo! It's all you're worth.)

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 by: lar3ryca - Tue, 2 Apr 2024 20:50 UTC

On 2024-04-01 13:23, jerryfriedman wrote:
> Stefan Ram wrote:
>
>> dougstaples@gmx.com (LionelEdwards) wrote or quoted:
>>> I can't see why "full of reflects" offends me - I quite like
>>> the cut of its gibberish.
>
>>   Normally, "of" would not precede a verb form "reflects". But
>>   here the way has perhaps already been paved with "It kind of
>>   reflects (the light or something).".
>
> In L'Oreal's advertising it seems to be just a nouned verb, like
> "an invite" and "an install".

Verbing weirds language.

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