A list of 6 words by vera.
- truck appears on 29 other lists
- party appears on 42 other lists
- google appears on 80 other lists
- leverage appears on 34 other lists
- medal appears on 4 other lists
- implement appears on 60 other lists
A list of 6 words by vera.
seanahan 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." Dec 19, 2006
colleen In the immortal words of Calvin, "verbing weirds language." :) Dec 19, 2006