Seems to me, the term has been used more often in the last year than before. Must be natural now for texting and e-mailing on
smartphones.
I imagine “reaching out” happened in our premortal life, and surely when Eve approached Adam; but when did we start using the English-language words “reach out” to communicate it? Does the term have a different meaning than “get in touch” or contact?
I imagine “reaching out” happened in our premortal life, and surely when Eve approached Adam; but when did we start using the English-language words “reach out” to communicate it? Does the term have a different meaning than “get in touch” or contact?
One urbandictionary.com
answer, to be taken with understanding of the source: “This has become the new
cliché for yuppie types or any pseudo-intellectual types … that think it sounds
special.”
Another
with obvious, personal bias: “A sort of sweet-talking, cliche [cliché] term used
by … employers to give you the impression they have some particular vested
emotional interest in helping you …”
(Whatever4947484646486
April 17, 2012)
More
enlightening: Quora.com/Why-do-people-use-the-term-reach-out…
"The
best answer to any question"
Diction
and Word Usage, Phrases, Jargon, English (language) ...
Q: Why ...?
A:
"reach out used to have the sense of attempting to contact someone who is
extremely reluctant to be contacted . Lately, people use it to simply mean
contact someone you either don't know or haven't talked to in a while.
The
old meaning of reach out is best demonstrated in the Four Tops song 'Reach
Out (I'll be There)' [1966 – see
dailymotion.com/video/..., and wish we had as much energy!]
The
new meaning can be heard in just about any HR department:
We
reached out to Tyrone Slothrop about working at Yoyodyne."
Another
A: Jeff Wright, "Multiperspectivalist and native speaker of some American
English Dialect," reaches out to clarify with this simple response: "To
get to the bottom of this question would be a suitable PhD topic for
Sociolinguistics. Even so, a definitive and singular answer will be elusive
because word usage is a result of the interplay of many factors, both personal
and social. ... The way language works in a culture is
quite analogous to the way consciousness works in the brain -- a large number
of possible meanings are present in the pre-conscious and then condensed to
have the appearance of a single unitary construct. ... Several of the answers express revulsion for
the phrase because of its use in corporate marketing starting in the
1970's. ..."
(So ...... that's how it works. Now I get it.)
Romantic, "forever" outreach at Albert Dock, Liverpool, England
Reaching out to beloved dog K... 20 Feb 2014
Many meters of outstanding outreach in UK, Aug 2015
She reaches out with graceful, loving drumming.
