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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2007REQ: Looking for a word
I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: 'When you see something you want to do it' Any info would be appreciated thanks. SE > I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: > 'When you see something you want to do it' Is "compulsion" what you want?  SignatureThe "mypacks.net" address from which this message was sent is legitimate and not spam-trapped. It is, however, disposable. >> I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: >> 'When you see something you want to do it' > >Is "compulsion" what you want? "Temptation" is another possibility. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.english.usage) No that is not the word I am looking for. Thank you for responding though. I believe it is a very obscure word. SE >>> I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: >>> 'When you see something you want to do it' >> >>Is "compulsion" what you want? > >"Temptation" is another possibility. >>>> I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: >>>> 'When you see something you want to do it' [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Soaring_Eagle" <soaringeagle@birds.com> wrote in message >news:smr2r2pcg9lng7oflpk6sbkeqo1fvjbnlf@4ax.com... > No that is not the word I am looking for. Thank you for responding > though. I believe it is a very obscure word. Perhaps you could get more help if you created a paragraph showing the context in which you wish to use the word you are requesting. You might also, in the interest of telling us why a word is _not_ the word you want, express whether or not you have looked up the proffered word in a thesaurus or a dictionary. I offer, for your rejection, then: impulse. Of course an impulse, as in "impulse buying" may be triggered by a random thought or association, and not by "seeing something and wanting to do it". That hint that you give could be wanting to kill oneself, because of the style with which someone executes an idea. How about sky-diving? Surfing? Screwing your neighbor's wife? You might also give some idea of the strength of the "wanting", or the emotional impact of the "seeing and wanting". I am actually asking this for a friend of mine. I will see him again on Monday, so I will let you know the context then. Thanks for all of the responses so far. SE >>>>> I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: >>>>> 'When you see something you want to do it' [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >You might also give some idea of the strength of the "wanting", or the >emotional impact of the "seeing and wanting". Here is my friends description: The definition of the word that I'm looking for is: "when you have seen something on televeision or a movie and then you want to reenact it. or if you have seen something and you want to actually do it" example: kung-fu movie >I am actually asking this for a friend of mine. I will see him again >on Monday, so I will let you know the context then. Thanks for all of [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>You might also give some idea of the strength of the "wanting", or the >>emotional impact of the "seeing and wanting". >Here is my friends description: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >want to reenact it. or if you have seen something and you want to >actually do it" example: kung-fu movie Idiocy. SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL > Here is my friends description: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > want to reenact it. or if you have seen something and you want to > actually do it" example: kung-fu movie OK. I doubt that any one word will do for such a specific definition. You or your friend will probably have to use a phrase to express the idea. "You are stimulated to take up the activity". You feel an urge (or impulse) to. . . You feel impelled to. . . You have an irresistable urge to. . . Or even "you are inspired to . . " The strength of the idea will help determine the words you choose. "You saw Chan do this move and decided you might as well. . ." isn't a strong feeling, while the irressistible urge is very strong. The decision may be well-thought out, or the body may naturally fall into the action with little thought. If you or your friend have individual words that can pick up those feelings/decisions/actions, I don't think you will find a translation to be a simple word-for-word exchange. >>I am actually asking this for a friend of mine. I will see him again >>on Monday, so I will let you know the context then. Thanks for all of [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >>>a >>>thesaurus or a dictionary. > I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: > 'When you see something you want to do it' > > Any info would be appreciated thanks. What is the sentence and context you wish use it in? > I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: > 'When you see something you want to do it' > > Any info would be appreciated thanks. > > SE emulation? > I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: > 'When you see something you want to do it' Was (indeed is) it not the custom to precede children's TV shows containing potentially dangerous activities, eg stunts such as Superman leaping off buildings, demonstrations involving sharp instruments, fire, electricity, etc, with the words "Kids, don't try this at home!", in case the young viewers were tempted to ***emulate*** the activity they had seen? I seem to have discovered from newspaper reports that such warnings were not always heeded. >> I'm looking for a word that means something similar to this: >> 'When you see something you want to do it' [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > I seem to have discovered from newspaper reports that such warnings > were not always heeded. OK (or, since you don't like that, "Seems like a good idea"). "Monkey see, monkey do" was something I was brought up with. I thought of that early on, but I felt that "imitation" would not serve, for some reason. Perhaps I got hung up on the idea of "seeing something and wanting to copy it". Copy. Wouldn't OP have thought of that? Re-enact? Replay? > OK (or, since you don't like that, "Seems like a good idea"). I don't mind that sort of OK - one that means something. What I don't like are the ones like this:- Q. Do you know the way to San Jos?? A. Okay. First you take the 85 to Burbank, then the 280 through Cupertino right into San Jos?. Pat Durkin wrote: > OK (or, since you don't like that, "Seems like a good idea"). I don't mind that sort of OK - one that means something. What I don't like are the ones like this:- Q. Do you know the way to San José? A. Okay. First you take the 85 to Burbank, then the 280 through Cupertino right into San José. OK |
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