"Verbing is a time-honored way of coining new words out of old ones, the etymological process of conversion (or functional shifting). Sometimes it's also a kind of word play (anthimeria), as in Shakespeare's King Richard the Second when the Duke of York says, "Grace me no grace, and uncle me no uncles."
So where's the harm? http://grammar.about.com/od/grammarfaq/f/verbingfaq.htm
Of course, "verbing" is another example!
ReplyDelete"Verbing is a time-honored way of coining new words out of old ones, the etymological process of conversion (or functional shifting). Sometimes it's also a kind of word play (anthimeria), as in Shakespeare's King Richard the Second when the Duke of York says, "Grace me no grace, and uncle me no uncles."
ReplyDeleteSo where's the harm?
http://grammar.about.com/od/grammarfaq/f/verbingfaq.htm
You could have texted someone to ask, or e-mailed them.
ReplyDeletecome on, Eileen -- surely you have heard that verbing wierds language before
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