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They don't mean the same thing. A person who "goes missing" retains full opacity. His whereabouts are simply unknown by the person who says he is gone missing.
"Missing persons" are a legal category of people whose whereabouts are unknown by people who expect to know their whereabouts.
Thanks for the distinction in definition. The application of use I had in mind was for missing persons. It's only been the last several (five ?) years or so that I've notice a complete switch of terms from "disappeared" to "went missing." "Went missing" is used for missing person cases across the board, regardless of circumstances, and I find it irritating.
Thanks for the distinction in definition. The application of use I had in mind was for missing persons. It's only been the last several (five ?) years or so that I've notice a complete switch of terms from "disappeared" to "went missing." "Went missing" is used for missing person cases across the board, regardless of circumstances, and I find it irritating.
"went missing" reminds me of hide-and-seek.
Most people who "go missing" don't do it voluntarily.
I'm sick of hearing Potographer. It's Photographer. PH, not P. It's on the radio and tv; I don't think I've heard an ordinary person say it.
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Really? That is a new one on me.
That's a new one to me as well. I've never heard anyone say "potographer," nor have I seen it written that way.
A couple that bug me are "ATM machine" and "PIN number." These are redundant. ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine and PIN is Personal Identification Number. Therefore, when someone says "ATM machine," they are actually saying Automated Teller Machine machine and when they say "PIN number," they are saying Personal Identification Number number.
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That's a new one to me as well. I've never heard anyone say "potographer," nor have I seen it written that way.
A couple that bug me are "ATM machine" and "PIN number." These are redundant. ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine and PIN is Personal Identification Number. Therefore, when someone says "ATM machine," they are actually saying Automated Teller Machine machine and when they say "PIN number," they are saying Personal Identification Number number.
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My son always cringes at MLB baseball, NFL football, NASCAR auto racing, etc. that the preview channel writes.
He also cringes at the above mentioned.
I've even seen "PIN number" written on papers from the bank!
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That's a new one to me as well. I've never heard anyone say "potographer," nor have I seen it written that way.
A couple that bug me are "ATM machine" and "PIN number." These are redundant. ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine and PIN is Personal Identification Number. Therefore, when someone says "ATM machine," they are actually saying Automated Teller Machine machine and when they say "PIN number," they are saying Personal Identification Number number.
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There are many different kinds of pins, so in spoken discourse, it is necessary to distinguish the PIN number from other kinds of pins. If your meaning is in doubt, would you call it a "PI Number"?
"Ink pen." I suppose to distinguish from a lead pen?
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