"I will arrive him."

I think this falls under the category of creative language use, and probably began as a jocose solecism to circumvent the overuse of certain words and expressions. Eventually the joke wore off, but the solecism remained.

I've seen this kind of thing before. When circumstances excessively limit a speaker's lexical palette, the urge for fresh alternatives may break out in open defiance of grammaticality.

It is a deliberate meme of poor grammar which is actually indicative of grammar-conscious language use.

I can't think of any examples off the top of my head, but certainly the same principle is behind the use on message forums of words like "Interweb" (for the much overused word "Internet").

I have seen posters on this forum say "PM me". "Personal message me" is no better that "arrive him." [1]

The ironic corollory of this hypothesis is that the speaker may be in a form of employment below her intellectual station.

Edit : [1] Myself included!

Last edited by Homo Loquens; 11/21/05 06:24 AM.