[Non-Sequitur]

Homeschoolers Disrespected on Ebert & Roeper

I hope that you're not teaching your homeschoolers that disrespect is a verb.

[GOP_Raider]

I hope that you're not teaching your homeschoolers that disrespect is a verb.

Why not? The dictionary does--at least in part.

[nonsporting]

I hope that you're not teaching your homeschoolers that disrespect is a verb.

Disrespect is a verb. We often make nouns into verbs and this process is still active in American English.

If you want to get upset about something, try "gender" used in place of "sex."

[LibertyRocks]

How embarrassing! The CORRECT title should have been; "Homeschoolers shown disrespect on Ebert & Roeper" Perhaps the moderator would be kind enough to edit the title for me?

No, I am not teaching my kids that disrespect is a verb — I will admit that I have had to watch my speech patterns after living and working in west Denver for 2 1/2 years. Sometimes my grammar slips — especially when I am a little miffed about something. I do appreciate you pointing out my mistake. (o:

[metmom]

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

disrespect

Main Entry: 1dis·re·spect
Pronunciation: "dis-ri-'spekt
Function: transitive verb
1 : to have disrespect for
2 : to show or express disrespect or contempt for : INSULT, DIS

I hope you realize you're dealing with homeschoolers who know this kind of stuff.