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thanks for defining "ever pregnant", I thought this was some weird birthcontrol thing as in faking the body to thinking its already pregnant perpetually. "Ever

thanks for defining "ever pregnant", I thought this was some weird birthcontrol thing as in faking the body to thinking its already pregnant perpetually. "Ever pregnant" as in "has been pregnant at least once" or as you say "previously pregnant". Also for those who want to know https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfusion-related_acute_lung_injury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfusion-related_acute_lung...

thaumasiotes 9y ago
Can I ask where you're from? I don't personally see a difficulty using "ever pregnant" to mean "has ever been pregnant".
- jxramos 9y ago
  from the states, but I guess my thoughts landed on phrases like "ever more", which makes me wonder if that's actually two words... nope it's a single word: evermore. Looks like I was interpreting the word in its first definition, but it was meant in the 2a definition Definition of ever 1 :always; eg * ever striving to improve * the ever-increasing population 2a :at any time * more than ever before 2b :in any way * how can I ever thank you 3 —used as an intensive * looks ever so angry * am I ever happy to see you
  - thaumasiotes 9y ago
    Hmmm... I don't like definition 2b. I think senses (1) and (2a) as given here are both related to the core "ever" concept "encompassing all of time", and "how can I ever thank you" rhetorically emphasizes that no matter how long you spend trying, you'll never be able to thank the person properly.
    - jxramos 9y ago
      If one cannot exhaustively find a sufficient reply to give in thanks after so much time than I'd say that's logically identical to being unable to reply "in any way". the emphasis of the former is on the search and it's ultimate futility, the emphasis of the latter for the existence lacking in the first place which precludes any successful search.
      - thaumasiotes 9y ago
        > If one cannot exhaustively find a sufficient reply to give in thanks after so much time than I'd say that's logically identical to being unable to reply "in any way". That is true, but that's not evidence that "ever" can mean "in any way". "You can count on me" and "I won't let you down" are precisely equivalent at the full-sentence level, but there are no equivalences between the individual words (barring "you"/"you" and "I"/"me").
- legostormtroopr 9y ago
  I'm a native English speaker and I read "ever pregnant" like you would read "evergreen". Evergreen trees are always green, so ever pregnant woman are...
  - dpark 9y ago
    Ditto. Native English speaker. “Ever-Pregnant” definitely sounds more like “Permanently Pregnant” than “Has Been Pregnant” to me.
    - brandon272 9y ago
      Same here. Was perplexed at the title until I read the article.
dang 9y ago
I had the same problem but the abstract uses the term (so I guess it's legit) and it was hard to make a shorter title without it.

thaumasiotes 9y ago

Can I ask where you're from? I don't personally see a difficulty using "ever pregnant" to mean "has ever been pregnant".

jxramos 9y ago
from the states, but I guess my thoughts landed on phrases like "ever more", which makes me wonder if that's actually two words... nope it's a single word: evermore. Looks like I was interpreting the word in its first definition, but it was meant in the 2a definition Definition of ever 1 :always; eg * ever striving to improve * the ever-increasing population 2a :at any time * more than ever before 2b :in any way * how can I ever thank you 3 —used as an intensive * looks ever so angry * am I ever happy to see you
- thaumasiotes 9y ago
  Hmmm... I don't like definition 2b. I think senses (1) and (2a) as given here are both related to the core "ever" concept "encompassing all of time", and "how can I ever thank you" rhetorically emphasizes that no matter how long you spend trying, you'll never be able to thank the person properly.
  - jxramos 9y ago
    If one cannot exhaustively find a sufficient reply to give in thanks after so much time than I'd say that's logically identical to being unable to reply "in any way". the emphasis of the former is on the search and it's ultimate futility, the emphasis of the latter for the existence lacking in the first place which precludes any successful search.
    - thaumasiotes 9y ago
      > If one cannot exhaustively find a sufficient reply to give in thanks after so much time than I'd say that's logically identical to being unable to reply "in any way". That is true, but that's not evidence that "ever" can mean "in any way". "You can count on me" and "I won't let you down" are precisely equivalent at the full-sentence level, but there are no equivalences between the individual words (barring "you"/"you" and "I"/"me").
legostormtroopr 9y ago
I'm a native English speaker and I read "ever pregnant" like you would read "evergreen". Evergreen trees are always green, so ever pregnant woman are...
- dpark 9y ago
  Ditto. Native English speaker. “Ever-Pregnant” definitely sounds more like “Permanently Pregnant” than “Has Been Pregnant” to me.
  - brandon272 9y ago
    Same here. Was perplexed at the title until I read the article.

dang 9y ago

I had the same problem but the abstract uses the term (so I guess it's legit) and it was hard to make a shorter title without it.