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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Journal? #127332 04/13/2004 12:31 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth lastday stranger lastday stranger Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth When did journal become a verb? I know it is a noun but it is also being used as a verb. I heard it used as a verb at a writers conference in 2000 and I have heard the term many times since then. It is not in the dictionary yet but I know it is in use. The word journaling is also in use. Does any one know when this happened? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Journal? #127333 04/13/2004 8:50 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I've noticed the same with "scrapbook." Verbifying nouns is a time-honored tradition, though the phenomenon seems to be occurring a lot more often these days. We shall await the lexical pundits. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Journal? #127334 04/13/2004 10:22 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 When did journal become a verb? COED has a citation from 1803. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Journal? #127335 04/17/2004 3:30 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth lastday stranger lastday stranger Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth really? How interesting. I have only heard it used as a verb in the past few years. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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