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To: DoodleBob

This is a fight you cannot win, Grammar Guy.

It’s been going on for centuries.

Ancient verbs such as rain, snow, and thunder along with more recent converts like oil, pressure, referee, bottle, debut, audition, highlight, diagnose, critique, email, and mastermind all have nouns and verbs associated with the action, thing and action a person might take.

In the 19th Century, Bicycle became bike and then biking...

Computers begot computing...

Text begot texting...

Throw in some innuendo and you got sexting.

It never ends.


13 posted on 12/11/2021 7:50:30 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: Alas Babylon!
Also, see here:

The Definition of Verbing in Grammar

There's even one from William Shakesspeare:

"Grace me no grace, and uncle me no uncles."

It is also a generational thing.

Old farts on Free Republic (I am proudly one of that lot) generally hate new verbings...

23 posted on 12/11/2021 8:03:18 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
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To: Alas Babylon!
It never ends.

Understood.

Neither does the playing of Springsteen on the radio.

I don't have to like it, and I can reject it and never fall for the sound of the Sirens.

And yes, I need a hobby.

....but so do the 20+ FReepers posting to this thread so far.

34 posted on 12/11/2021 8:08:56 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2 )
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