Originally Posted By: JanetM
Possibly this is a reflection of a generation gap as it is a relatively new use of the verb in this way,


That really is a big generation gap given that the OED has the first recorded instance of this sort of usage - "To cause to increase, to enlarge." dated at 1481. If you learned English before that, then I understand why it would seem relatively new to you.

Last edited by latishya; 04/23/2008 7:51 AM.