Englishing

For those readers who have followed Hannah Arendt's writings and who may have wondered about occasional differences of style and clarity from one to the other, there is a postface by Miss McCarthy that describes in fascinating detail the 'Englishing' of Hannah Arendt.

Stopping to Think Wolin, Sheldon S. 1978

"Miss Braddon has contented herself with 'Englishing' the vulgar version, whose Gallicisms are so offensive to the national ear."

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

The modesty and singleness of aim of the man are strikingly illustrated by his thus devoting his time and talents, not to original work as he was well able to have done had he been desirous only of glorifying his own name, but to the translation and adaptation or, better, "Englishing" of such foreign authors as he deemed would exercise a wholesome and profitable influence upon his countrymen.

The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 Sebastian Brant 1489

So, you're saying that there's nothing wrong with Englishing a noun into a verb?

David Brock's Tough-Talking Third-Party Group Fizzles 2009

So, you're saying that there's nothing wrong with Englishing a noun into a verb?

David Brock's Tough-Talking Third-Party Group Fizzles 2009

To me, that makes a difference in how far to go making fun of it, like calling it "Englishing."

Grief Is Worth Sympathy. It Is Not Worth Publication. Editorial Anonymous 2009

Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Englishing as it should be speaked

Englishing as it should be speaked StyleyGeek 2008

And C.K. Scott-Moncrieff did Proust the ambiguous favor of Englishing his masterpiece under a more resonant, less relevant title copped from Shakespeare.

Poetry Slam 2007

Note: The natural Englishing, "mystery of the' faith," unfortunately suggests only the intellectual side and so seems to interrupt the train of thought.

What is "the mystery of faith"? Fr Timothy Matkin 2006

Note: The natural Englishing, "mystery of the' faith," unfortunately suggests only the intellectual side and so seems to interrupt the train of thought.

Archive 2006-11-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2006