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the one that expresses: expressor, expresser, or what?
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anss...@hotmail.com
Dec 26, 2013, 2:22:00 AM12/26/13
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I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express". How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictionaries. I am talking about contexts such as
'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
'
'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
In the first case above, 'indicator' would do, but not in the second case.
I tried in German-English dictionaries, "Ausdruck" means 'expression' but "Ausdrucker" means 'a printer', so no help there...
'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
'
'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
In the first case above, 'indicator' would do, but not in the second case.
I tried in German-English dictionaries, "Ausdruck" means 'expression' but "Ausdrucker" means 'a printer', so no help there...
Bertel Lund Hansen
Dec 26, 2013, 3:06:54 AM12/26/13
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anss...@hotmail.com skrev:
> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".
Such a word does not exist in Danish either. We might use a
certain construction but it would appear unusual and a bit
strange in this case. We can describe a persons action by using
the present particip where "person" is understood. This in itself
is a very common construct, but we just don't use it with the
verb for "express" ("udtrykke")
den udtrykkende
the expressing (person or 'thing')
> 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
the soul as a comunicator of love
?
--
Bertel, Denmark
> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".
certain construction but it would appear unusual and a bit
strange in this case. We can describe a persons action by using
the present particip where "person" is understood. This in itself
is a very common construct, but we just don't use it with the
verb for "express" ("udtrykke")
den udtrykkende
the expressing (person or 'thing')
> 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
?
--
Bertel, Denmark
abc
Dec 26, 2013, 6:25:25 AM12/26/13
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parties at the receiving end of the expressive action could perhaps be
described as "expressee".
abc
Peter T. Daniels
Dec 26, 2013, 7:44:29 AM12/26/13
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"indication"? "evidence"?
Peter T. Daniels
Dec 26, 2013, 7:48:21 AM12/26/13
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On Thursday, December 26, 2013 7:44:29 AM UTC-5, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> On Thursday, December 26, 2013 2:22:00 AM UTC-5, anss...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express". How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictionaries. I am talking about contexts such as
> > 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
> > 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
> > In the first case above, 'indicator' would do, but not in the second case.
> > I tried in German-English dictionaries, "Ausdruck" means 'expression' but
>
> On Thursday, December 26, 2013 2:22:00 AM UTC-5, anss...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express". How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictionaries. I am talking about contexts such as
> > 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
> > 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
> > In the first case above, 'indicator' would do, but not in the second case.
> > I tried in German-English dictionaries, "Ausdruck" means 'expression' but
>
> What's special about the verb "express"? Have you tried "exponent"?
> "indication"? "evidence"?
"expression"?
> "indication"? "evidence"?
CDB
Dec 26, 2013, 7:56:38 AM12/26/13
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The best "expressor" at work could be that aspect of the workplace that
best indicates the prevalence of well-being: why not "the best sign of
well-being at work"? If you mean the aspect that produces the most
well-being, perhaps "greatest producer".
I take it that the soul as "expressor" would be the agent that offers or
communicates love to another person: in that case, I might be tempted to
use "the soul as giver of love".
If you want to use an agent-noun from "express", I think it should be
"expresser", the English formation from the English verb meaning "to
make plain". The other form, "expressor" is the Latin agentive noun
from "exprimere", to press out; I would use that literally for someone
or something that extracts juice or oil from some substance (olives,
sugar-cane, fruit).
Whiskers
Dec 26, 2013, 9:50:38 AM12/26/13
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demonstrator, demonstration, ...
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-- ^^^^^^^^^^
-- Whiskers
-- ~~~~~~~~~~
Horace LaBadie
Dec 26, 2013, 10:34:48 AM12/26/13
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In article <slrnlboghu.1...@ID-107770.user.individual.net>,
If you are looking for an actor noun....agent, agency?
R H Draney
Dec 26, 2013, 12:17:17 PM12/26/13
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Peter T. Daniels filted:
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> How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem=
> to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictiona=
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>> > I tried in German-English dictionaries, "Ausdruck" means 'expression' b=
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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
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>On Thursday, December 26, 2013 7:44:29 AM UTC-5, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>> On Thursday, December 26, 2013 2:22:00 AM UTC-5, anss...@hotmail.com wrot=
>On Thursday, December 26, 2013 7:44:29 AM UTC-5, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>e:
>
>> > I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".=
> How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem=
> to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictiona=
>ries. I am talking about contexts such as
>> > 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
>> > 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
>> > In the first case above, 'indicator' would do, but not in the second ca=
>> > 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
>> > 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
>se.
>> > I tried in German-English dictionaries, "Ausdruck" means 'expression' b=
>ut=20
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>> What's special about the verb "express"? Have you tried "exponent"?=20
>> "indication"? "evidence"?
>
>"expression"?
"Breast pump"....r
>
>"expression"?
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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
Peter T. Daniels
Dec 26, 2013, 2:49:54 PM12/26/13
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On Thursday, December 26, 2013 12:17:17 PM UTC-5, R H Draney wrote:
> Peter T. Daniels filted:
> >On Thursday, December 26, 2013 7:44:29 AM UTC-5, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> >> On Thursday, December 26, 2013 2:22:00 AM UTC-5, anss...@hotmail.com wrot=
> Peter T. Daniels filted:
> >On Thursday, December 26, 2013 7:44:29 AM UTC-5, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> >> On Thursday, December 26, 2013 2:22:00 AM UTC-5, anss...@hotmail.com wrot=
> >> > I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".=
> > How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem=
> > to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictiona=
> >ries. I am talking about contexts such as
> >> > 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
> >> > 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
> >> > In the first case above, 'indicator' would do, but not in the second case.
> > How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem=
> > to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictiona=
> >ries. I am talking about contexts such as
> >> > 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
> >> > 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
> >> > I tried in German-English dictionaries, "Ausdruck" means 'expression'
>
>
> >> What's special about the verb "express"? Have you tried "exponent"?=20
> >> "indication"? "evidence"?
> >"expression"?
>
> "Breast pump"....r
Oh _that'_ what anss... was looking for!
> >> "indication"? "evidence"?
> >"expression"?
>
> "Breast pump"....r
Joe Fineman
Dec 26, 2013, 5:30:44 PM12/26/13
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CDB <belle...@gmail.com> writes:
> If you want to use an agent-noun from "express", I think it should be
> "expresser", the English formation from the English verb meaning "to
> make plain". The other form, "expressor" is the Latin agentive noun
> from "exprimere", to press out; I would use that literally for someone
> or something that extracts juice or oil from some substance (olives,
> sugar-cane, fruit).
W.3 lists "expresser", with "expressor" as a variant.
> If you want to use an agent-noun from "express", I think it should be
> "expresser", the English formation from the English verb meaning "to
> make plain". The other form, "expressor" is the Latin agentive noun
> from "exprimere", to press out; I would use that literally for someone
> or something that extracts juice or oil from some substance (olives,
> sugar-cane, fruit).
--
--- Joe Fineman jo...@verizon.net
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Don Phillipson
Dec 26, 2013, 6:15:45 PM12/26/13
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<anss...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".
> How is 'one
> who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem to be
> awkward
> formulations; at least they are not found in online dictionaries. I am
> talking about
> contexts such as 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
> 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
The most probable reason is that English never felt any need for such a
word. The one who expresses love is the lover, the one who expresses
fear is the fearful person, the one who expresses wellbeing at work is
happy at work, and so on.
You may have become ensnared by sociologists who seek a distinct
"actor noun" for every variety of experience, as if the whole range of
English expressions were not already to hand, not to mention literary
allusions as well.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
news:f90c2292-8e96-4b22...@googlegroups.com...
> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".
> How is 'one
> who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem to be
> awkward
> formulations; at least they are not found in online dictionaries. I am
> talking about
> contexts such as 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
> 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
word. The one who expresses love is the lover, the one who expresses
fear is the fearful person, the one who expresses wellbeing at work is
happy at work, and so on.
You may have become ensnared by sociologists who seek a distinct
"actor noun" for every variety of experience, as if the whole range of
English expressions were not already to hand, not to mention literary
allusions as well.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
Robert Bannister
Dec 28, 2013, 10:25:45 PM12/28/13
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Bertel Lund Hansen <kanon...@lundhansen.dk> wrote:
> anss...@hotmail.com skrev:
>
>> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".
>
> Such a word does not exist in Danish either. We might use a
> certain construction but it would appear unusual and a bit
> strange in this case. We can describe a persons action by using
> the present particip where "person" is understood. This in itself
> is a very common construct, but we just don't use it with the
> verb for "express" ("udtrykke")
>
> den udtrykkende
> the expressing (person or 'thing')
Espresso coffee is expressed by an espresso machine, so perhaps words are
> anss...@hotmail.com skrev:
>
>> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express".
>
> Such a word does not exist in Danish either. We might use a
> certain construction but it would appear unusual and a bit
> strange in this case. We can describe a persons action by using
> the present particip where "person" is understood. This in itself
> is a very common construct, but we just don't use it with the
> verb for "express" ("udtrykke")
>
> den udtrykkende
> the expressing (person or 'thing')
expressed by a bar(r)ister.
--
Rob's iPad
R H Draney
Dec 29, 2013, 2:18:15 PM12/29/13
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Robert Bannister filted:
Or by a barrista....r
Robert Bannister
Dec 29, 2013, 5:36:59 PM12/29/13
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--
Rob's iPad
Mike L
Dec 30, 2013, 4:02:02 PM12/30/13
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R H Draney
Dec 30, 2013, 9:01:59 PM12/30/13
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Mike L filted:
>
>On 29 Dec 2013 22:36:59 GMT, Robert Bannister <rob...@clubtelco.com>
>wrote:
>
>>R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>> Robert Bannister filted:
>>>>
>On 29 Dec 2013 22:36:59 GMT, Robert Bannister <rob...@clubtelco.com>
>wrote:
>
>>R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>> Robert Bannister filted:
>>>>
>>>> Espresso coffee is expressed by an espresso machine, so perhaps words are
>>>> expressed by a bar(r)ister.
>>>
>>> Or by a barrista....r
>>>
>>
>>Curses. This time the spelling checker was unable to help me.
>
>Try "barista"?
Sorry...I'm hyperrhotic....r
>>>> expressed by a bar(r)ister.
>>>
>>> Or by a barrista....r
>>>
>>
>>Curses. This time the spelling checker was unable to help me.
>
>Try "barista"?
Robert Bannister
Dec 31, 2013, 7:13:47 PM12/31/13
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R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> Mike L filted:
>>
>> On 29 Dec 2013 22:36:59 GMT, Robert Bannister <rob...@clubtelco.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>>> Robert Bannister filted:
>>>>>
>>>>> Espresso coffee is expressed by an espresso machine, so perhaps words are
>>>>> expressed by a bar(r)ister.
>>>>
>>>> Or by a barrista....r
>>>>
>>>
>>> Curses. This time the spelling checker was unable to help me.
>>
>> Try "barista"?
>
> Sorry...I'm hyperrhotic....r
>
Too much coffee.
> Mike L filted:
>>
>> On 29 Dec 2013 22:36:59 GMT, Robert Bannister <rob...@clubtelco.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> R H Draney <dado...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>>>> Robert Bannister filted:
>>>>>
>>>>> Espresso coffee is expressed by an espresso machine, so perhaps words are
>>>>> expressed by a bar(r)ister.
>>>>
>>>> Or by a barrista....r
>>>>
>>>
>>> Curses. This time the spelling checker was unable to help me.
>>
>> Try "barista"?
>
> Sorry...I'm hyperrhotic....r
>
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Rob's iPad
Helen Lacedaemonian
Jan 6, 2014, 7:48:08 PM1/6/14
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On Wednesday, December 25, 2013 11:22:00 PM UTC-8, anss...@hotmail.com wrote:
> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express". How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictionaries. I am talking about contexts such as
>
> 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
>
> '
>
> 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
>
I would probably use "speaker" or some variant:
> I am having difficulty finding an actor noun for the verb "to express". How is 'one who or that expresses' called? "Expressor" or "expresser" seem to be awkward formulations; at least they are not found in online dictionaries. I am talking about contexts such as
>
> 'the best [expressor] of well-being at work', or
>
> '
>
> 'the soul as an [expressor] of love'
>
spokesperson
expounder
herald
messenger
emissary
crier
Best,
Helen
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