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Discussion Groups / English Usage / November 2006Unexplainable?
Adam Scott, golfer, said: "On 11, I hit probably the best shot of the day I could hit with a 6-iron and I thought it was going in the hole," Scott continued. "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." Inexplicable, surely? TOF > Adam Scott, golfer, said: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Inexplicable, surely? Almost certainly not: There is a physical explanation and if that golfer says things like that, correct English is the last of his worries. >Adam Scott, golfer, said: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Inexplicable, surely? The man's a golfer, Fran. He's not expected to pick the right words; just the right clubs. Since "inexplicable" means "incapable of being explained", I think usage was close enough to the hole to be a gimme. Of course, with $3.8 million in winnings so far this year, he could afford to hire an English teacher - even a full Professor - to carry a second bag with a Thesaurus in it.  SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL Fran Barlow quotes Adam Scott: >> "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." Tony Cooper: > Since "inexplicable" means "incapable of being explained", I think > usage was close enough ... Or more briefly, "inexplicable" means "unexplainable". WTP? SignatureMark Brader "It's okay to have our own language if we feel Toronto we need it, but why does it have to be used msb@vex.net as a nose to look down?" -- Becky Slocombe >Fran Barlow quotes Adam Scott: >>> "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Or more briefly, "inexplicable" means "unexplainable". WTP? "WTP?"? That's quite incomprehensible to me. Incognizable, in fact. Impenetrable, you might say. Unfathomable, even. SignatureTony Cooper Orlando, FL > >Fran Barlow quotes Adam Scott: > >>> "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > "WTP?"? That's quite incomprehensible to me. Incognizable, in fact. > Impenetrable, you might say. Unfathomable, even. Hey, Tony, What's The Problem? I find it easily comprehensible. Understandable, in fact. Fully penetrable. SignatureThe Liebs Gruntled >>> Fran Barlow quotes Adam Scott: >>>>> "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Hey, Tony, What's The Problem? I find it easily comprehensible. > Understandable, in fact. Fully penetrable. Very true. I picked my wife up the other day on her use of "unsolvable" for "insoluble" - but I could hardly claim that I didn't know what she had meant. For all I know, "unsolvable" may be in the dictionary. Regards Jonathan > >>> Fran Barlow quotes Adam Scott: > >>>>> "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > for "insoluble" - but I could hardly claim that I didn't know what she > had meant. For all I know, "unsolvable" may be in the dictionary. M-W shows unsolvable, insolvable and insoluble, plus unexplainable, inexplainable and inexplicable. -- John John O'Flaherty filted: >> >>> Fran Barlow quotes Adam Scott: >> >>>>> "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >M-W shows unsolvable, insolvable and insoluble, plus unexplainable, >inexplainable and inexplicable. "We have no children...you see, my wife is impregnable...er, I mean she is unbearable...that is to say, she is inconceivable...beg pardon, of course I mean to say she is inscrutable".... "I do understand, old man...your wife is insurmountable"....r Signature"Keep your eye on the Bishop. I want to know when he makes his move", said the Inspector, obliquely. >> >>> Fran Barlow quotes Adam Scott: >> >>>>> "It comes up short in the bunker face. It's unexplainable." [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >M-W shows unsolvable, insolvable and insoluble, plus unexplainable, >inexplainable and inexplicable. "Inexplainable"? That's quite inacceptable. SignatureRoss Howard > Inexplicable, surely? OED2's entry for "Unexplainable, a.:" Inexplicable. a1711 Ken Hymnotheo Poet. Wks. 1721 III. 357 Each Plant, Worm, Mite, Pebble we behold, Strange Wonders unexplainable enfold. 1858 Mrs. Oliphant Laird of Norlaw II. 88 The unconscious, unexplainable poetic elevation of the lad. 1875 Whitney Life Lang. x. 195 Facts which for the time seem unexplainable by ordinary means. I have no shauri with Scott's diction. Aloha ~~~ Ozzie Maland ~~~ San Diego |
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