With writing, acting and, for want of a better word, direction this good, Woody and friends could be stickmen in a flickbook (or an Etch A Sketch) and you'd still want to know what happens to them.
Unlike assertions, orders have a world-to-word direction of fit.
For example, the words "direction" and "reversed" were used to describe changes in the system.
Speech acts such as assertions and predictions have word-to-world direction of fit, while speech acts such as commands have world-to-word direction of fit.
Constative utterances have a word-world direction of fit (what is said is supposed to conform to what the world is like), while performative utterances have world-word direction of fit (the world is supposed to be changed to fit what is said).
Insofar, his list exhibits world-to-word direction of fit: It is, so to speak, the job of the items in his cart to conform to what is on his list.
It took eight tries until I discovered that using the word "directions" in the query like Google suggests really throws everything off.
"This is a rough draft that has not been reviewed by the governor or his staff, and therefore should not be interpreted as to process, content, wording or direction," said Risa B. Heller, communications director for the governor.
Every so often, with a shy smile, a few soft words, a direction to the musicians, a thank-you, Mr. Jackson offers you such a glimmer.
Pascal pointed out that she had not previously received a single word of direction from Sony's corporate parent company in the 25 years she had worked for the studio.
