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Lothar Frings
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 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:29 am Post subject: "I'm not much into..." |
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Dear people,
I take it that "I'm into..." means "I'm interested in...", right?
Recently I wrote "I'm not much into religion" which should
mean that I'm not religious and don't have many skills
in this area.
Up to now I heard the phrase just for hobbies, e. g. from
someone who has a private pilot's license: "I'm into aviation".
But can you use it also for religion and the like? |
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Nick Spalding
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:03 am Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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Lothar Frings wrote, in
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on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:29:59 -0700 (PDT):
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Dear people,
I take it that "I'm into..." means "I'm interested in...", right?
Recently I wrote "I'm not much into religion" which should
mean that I'm not religious and don't have many skills
in this area.
Up to now I heard the phrase just for hobbies, e. g. from
someone who has a private pilot's license: "I'm into aviation".
But can you use it also for religion and the like?
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I don't see any reason why not.
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Mike L
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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On Jul 4, 11:49�am, Nick Spalding <spald...@iol.ie> wrote:
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Lothar Frings wrote, in
95589515-99d7-4b86-9af4-c1270532f...@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
�on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 03:29:59 -0700 (PDT):
Dear people,
I take it that "I'm into..." means "I'm interested in...", right?
Recently I wrote "I'm not much into religion" which should
mean that I'm not religious and don't have many skills
in this area.
Up to now I heard the phrase just for hobbies, e. g. from
someone who has a private pilot's license: "I'm into aviation".
But can you use it also for religion and the like?
I don't see any reason why not.
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Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use when
it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at all--find
it a little irritating.
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Mike. |
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Lothar Frings
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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Mike L wrote:
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Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use when
it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at all--find
it a little irritating.
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So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
like "I'm interested in..."? |
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R J Valentine
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Lothar Frings <Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote:
} Mike L wrote:
}
}> Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use when
}> it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
}> something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at all--find
}> it a little irritating.
}
} So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
} like "I'm interested in..."?
"I'm keen on [sb or sth]"?
"I dig ..."?
"I'm jiggy with ..."?
But how formal is "I'm interested in ..."? Don't people wear shirts with
collars anymore?
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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"Lothar Frings" <Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:44c4294f-5184-49d9-b6b2-0c7db5d381c3@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com
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Mike L wrote:
Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use
when it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at
all--find it a little irritating.
So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
like "I'm interested in..."?
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I'm not too hot for. . .
or
"Music" hath (no) charms (if one is in a jocular mood). . .
With people, "he/you had me from 'hello'" might work. |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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Pat Durkin filted:
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"Lothar Frings" <Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:44c4294f-5184-49d9-b6b2-0c7db5d381c3@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com
So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
like "I'm interested in..."?
I'm not too hot for. . .
or
"Music" hath (no) charms (if one is in a jocular mood). . .
With people, "he/you had me from 'hello'" might work.
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I'm down with that....r
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:49 am Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:30:54 +0000 (UTC), R J Valentine posted:
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Lothar Frings <Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote:
} Mike L wrote:
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}> Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use when
}> it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
}> something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at all--find
}> it a little irritating.
}
} So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
} like "I'm interested in..."?
"I'm keen on [sb or sth]"?
"I dig ..."?
"I'm jiggy with ..."?
But how formal is "I'm interested in ..."? Don't people wear shirts with
collars anymore?
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I sure don't.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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R J Valentine wrote:
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Lothar Frings <Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote:
} Mike L wrote:
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}> Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use when
}> it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
}> something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at all--find
}> it a little irritating.
}
} So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
} like "I'm interested in..."?
"I'm keen on [sb or sth]"?
"I dig ..."?
"I'm jiggy with ..."?
But how formal is "I'm interested in ..."? Don't people wear shirts with
collars anymore?
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But does "I'm not really into X" only mean "I'm not interested in X"?
I'd have thought "involved with", "interested by", "conversant with" and
several other meanings are involved.
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Richard Fontana
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:24 am Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:30:54 +0000 (UTC)
R J Valentine <rj@TheWorld.com> wrote:
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Lothar Frings
Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote:
} So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
} like "I'm interested in..."?
"I'm keen on [sb or sth]"?
"I dig ..."?
"I'm jiggy with ..."?
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Or, in BrE, "I fancy [sb or sth]".
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Roland Hutchinson
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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Richard Fontana wrote:
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:30:54 +0000 (UTC)
R J Valentine <rj@TheWorld.com> wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Lothar Frings
Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote:
} So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
} like "I'm interested in..."?
"I'm keen on [sb or sth]"?
"I dig ..."?
"I'm jiggy with ..."?
Or, in BrE, "I fancy [sb or sth]".
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Or even "I don't half fancy [sb or sth]"?
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John Holmes
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:02 am Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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Mike L wrote:
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Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use when
it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at all--find
it a little irritating.
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Presumably, it originated from "get into" as in "to get into a new line
of work", " get into show business" etc.
It became a little weird and irritating when the "get" changed to "be",
because it clashes with "into" implying movement towards ...
Now the same thing has happened with "to get over (a bout of 'flu,
etc.)", which has given rise to "be over...", which doesn't make any
sense at all to me.
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John
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Chuck Riggs
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:30:54 +0000 (UTC), R J Valentine
<rj@TheWorld.com> wrote:
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Lothar Frings <Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote:
} Mike L wrote:
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}> Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use when
}> it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
}> something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at all--find
}> it a little irritating.
}
} So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
} like "I'm interested in..."?
"I'm keen on [sb or sth]"?
"I dig ..."?
"I'm jiggy with ..."?
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All totally dead, but I realize you were joking.
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But how formal is "I'm interested in ..."? Don't people wear shirts with
collars anymore?
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Anybody can say "I'm interested in...", plus it is old hat. The OP
wants something 21st century, I believe.
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Regards,
Chuck Riggs
Near Dublin, Ireland
(My email address, here, is broken) |
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Chuck Riggs
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 21:24:00 -0400, Richard Fontana <me@privacy.net>
wrote:
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:30:54 +0000 (UTC)
R J Valentine <rj@TheWorld.com> wrote:
On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:18:02 -0700 (PDT) Lothar Frings
Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote:
} So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
} like "I'm interested in..."?
"I'm keen on [sb or sth]"?
"I dig ..."?
"I'm jiggy with ..."?
Or, in BrE, "I fancy [sb or sth]".
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Too gay for GP use.
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Regards,
Chuck Riggs
Near Dublin, Ireland
(My email address, here, is broken) |
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Chuck Riggs
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: "I'm not much into..." |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:44:43 -0500, "Pat Durkin" <durk183@sbc.com>
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"Lothar Frings" <Lothar.Frings@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:44c4294f-5184-49d9-b6b2-0c7db5d381c3@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com
Mike L wrote:
Isn't the expression now on the worn-out side? It was nice to use
when it was new (OED has 1969, from /Rolling Stone/, "...and that's
something I'm very much into"), but I now--if I notice it at
all--find it a little irritating.
So, what would you prefer, besides formal phrases
like "I'm interested in..."?
I'm not too hot for. . .
or
"Music" hath (no) charms (if one is in a jocular mood). . .
With people, "he/you had me from 'hello'" might work.
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Is "rocks my boat" obsolete?
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Regards,
Chuck Riggs
Near Dublin, Ireland
(My email address, here, is broken) |
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