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This is a no-no, gramatically speaking, to use a noun as a verb. But it is fun, and called anthimeria. Even in the title, I used the noun 'verb' as a verb. I verb, I will verb, I have verbed. See?
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From Steven Pinker's excellent book, "The Language Instinct".
"Through the ages, language mavens have deplored the way English speakers convert nouns to verbs. The following verbs have all been denounced in this century: to caveat, to nuance, to dialogue, to parent, to input, to access, to showcase, to intrigue, to impact, to host, to chair, to progress, to contact... I estimate that about a fifth of English verbs were originally nouns."
colleen commented on the list verbed-nouns
In the immortal words of Calvin, "verbing weirds language." :)
December 20, 2006
seanahan commented on the list verbed-nouns
From Steven Pinker's excellent book, "The Language Instinct".
"Through the ages, language mavens have deplored the way English speakers convert nouns to verbs. The following verbs have all been denounced in this century: to caveat, to nuance, to dialogue, to parent, to input, to access, to showcase, to intrigue, to impact, to host, to chair, to progress, to contact... I estimate that about a fifth of English verbs were originally nouns."
December 20, 2006