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Hi All..
Lets consider the following statements:
1. Will you have lunch with me?
2. Will you lunch with me?
In my opinion, version 2 is incorrect/slang. What are your views?
Thanks in advance.
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Of course i understand that the subject may be misleading since in version 1, "lunch" is not a verb i guess.
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What are your views?
They both seem fine to me. The first usage case is not a verb. Lunch has been a verb at least since at least 1913 and possibly earlier.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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I'm with Zm: they both seem fine to me.
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I guess since you registered on the site in '05
I should say welcome back
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Today, several co-workers and I lunched in the conference room, ate chili dogs and watched the original Star Wars "A New Hope".
I love Fridays. Have a great weekend everyone!
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Must be nice to work where you work, "work" being the
imperative word.
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I used to work for the Postal Service. I watched Star Wars on my lunch break practically every day!
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When I worked at Sun Microsystems, we watched Office Space one elongated lunchtime, but it was okay because our manager showed it to use. (One of the PMs also brought a bottle of 12-year-old single malt Scotch to enliven the activity.) Alas, the next day it was back to work as usual.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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As a teacher could never watch Star Wars at any time.
However the eighth graders frequently resembled the
bar scene on Tatooine.
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Okay, I wish I could have watched Star Wars on my lunch break.
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So have we concluded the
"lunch" question????
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Well, let see: I can breakfast (or break my fast), I can lunch, dine, sup, or snack; but can I tea?
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You can breakfast, you can lunch, you can snack, but you can't dinner and you can't supper. Dine and sup don't quite hack it.
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Aw, have a heart. I know that those verbs are not identical to the nouns. My point is that there is a verb at least closely related to the noun for each of these meals; is there such a thing for tea, or any other meals that should be added to the list?
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Well, let see: I can breakfast (or break my fast), I can lunch, dine, sup, or snack; but can I tea? you might tee off, but thats a different word 
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you might tee off, but thats a different word Something in the forenoon?
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Well, let see: I can breakfast (or break my fast), I can lunch, dine, sup, or snack; but can I tea? 1844 J. T. J. Hewlett Parsons & Widows xxxvi, I breakfast, tea, and sup my lodgers. 1892 F. J. Furnivall Hoccleve's Minor Poems Introd. 47 We dined on the bank opposite Hampton Court and teaed on Tatham's island.
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I'm hungry after reading all this: must go brunch or snack.
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Thanks a lot everyone! 
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Thanks, goofy; both transitive and intransitive. I have to say that teaed is an odd-looking word.
I am reminded by all this that I can water my horse. Can I sandwich my children? Meat my guests, and dessert my wife? It's been a long afternoon.
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I've heard "sandwiched between two really big people"
or something of the sort, when sitting in the middle
seat on an airline. So I think it can be used.
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I've heard "sandwiched between two really big people" or something of the sort, when sitting in the middle
seat on an airline. So I think it can be used. Not quite the same thing. And if you dessert your wife you might be accused of misspelling along with a few other things.
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And as Trom said "teaed" does look funny, a misspelling
accusation would probably result.
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'Teaed' looks nice almost perfect. 'deaed' would have been perfect-pattern-wise.
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Actually, I like that,
sort of like Brunch/Lunch.
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I've heard "sandwiched between two really big people"
... I think thats called a squash, Luke 
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I think if you've even been in that position you feel
like lunch meat.
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'Teaed' looks nice almost perfect. 'deaed' would have been perfect-pattern-wise. Yes, indeaedni!
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what are we talking about...I've lost track!
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Lunch meat? You are telling me that you have a type of meat only used for lunch? I feel the England/American divide here 
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It's not only eaten at lunch but it's made to be put in a sandwich, which is more commonly eaten at lunch than at any other meal. If lunch meat bothers you you can call it sandwich meat if you'd like and you'll be understood. Of course then you risk the wrath of someone who just wants to cut it into slices and put it in an omelet.
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deaedmeaet.
In the grocery where I shop, there is in the meat section,
a sign saying "lunchmeats" and "sandwich meats".
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It's not only eaten at lunch but it's made to be put in a sandwich, which is more commonly eaten at lunch than at any other meal. If lunch meat bothers you you can call it sandwich meat if you'd like and you'll be understood. Of course then you risk the wrath of someone who just wants to cut it into slices and put it in an omelet. Well now, not only are there lunch meats but sandwich meats as well...odd! we just have sandwiches over here...they contain ham or chicken or bacon or cheese, all individually spoken, not grouped into "lunch/sandwich meats"...to me that sound like a type of processed filler of "meat" that comes in squares the same size as bagged bread! (no offense intended!)
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Pressed meats, bolognas, etc.
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hmmm what's wrong with sliced/ing ham or chicken breasts?! I think I know what you mean - kind of like corned beef slices yes?
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sandwiches over here...they contain ham or chicken or bacon or cheese And chip butties  ; about as appetizing (and healthful) as our processed and pressed lunch meats.
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chip butties???? Sounds really good !
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