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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Nouns, verbs, etc. #191953 07/19/2010 3:36 PM Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1 robinandpooh stranger robinandpooh stranger Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1 Calvin: I like to verb words. Hobbes: What? Calvin: I take nouns and adjectives and use them as verbs. Remember when "access" was a thing? Now, it's something you do. It got verbed. Verbing weirds language. Hobbes: Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Nouns, verbs, etc. robinandpooh 07/19/2010 3:36 PM Re: Nouns, verbs, etc. LukeJavan8 07/19/2010 4:45 PM Re: Nouns, verbs, etc. Jackie 07/20/2010 12:45 AM Re: Nouns, verbs, etc. LukeJavan8 07/20/2010 12:48 AM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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