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I can't say I've "retired" -- the connotations are abhorrent. I haven't withdrawn, I'm more "out there" than ever before. The days I was stuck inside are over (except when I'm online, mesmerized for hours by fascinating sites like this :-); now mornings find me out for a walk or en route to my daily swim. Maybe it's vanity: how can I be that old! Regardless, now I say "I'm renaissanced" instead. Reborn! Renewed! because of the laid-back, fun, life style. My friends seem to like it, too. We're all renaissanced. How about you?

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hmmm... you obviously don't know how some of us feel about verbing nouns.

p.s. - if you don't like the connotations of being reborn, how about 'renatured' or even 'renated'?

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1) It's the connotations of "retired" I don't subscribe to. I love all the connotations of "reborn".
2) I guess you don't like having nouns turned into verbs, eh? Toooo late! :-)

Seriously, when turning nouns into verbs is just a lazy or inacurrate way of writing or speaking, I agree that it's no fair. But saying renaissanced instead of r-r-retired is just one of my defense mechanisms against aging. I've rationalized it as okay. :-)



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my defense mechanisms against aging
Q: Are you retired?
A : No, re-energized
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Wow suggested: my defense mechanisms against aging
Q: Are you retired?
A : No, re-energized


What about:

Q : Are you retired?
A : No, I just stopped working.





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I recommend "rejuvenated."




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Okay, I'll keep your suggestions in mind when next I have to mention that I'm "withdrawn...".



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tsuwm comments: you obviously don't know how some of us feel about verbing nouns

Some of us, on the other hand, are not bothered in the least by verbificatatinization.


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I hate to cry "uncle", but what does verbificatatinization mean? I did check two sources without success. I am in awe of the erudition of the wordsmiths whose posts I've had time to read (amazing). However, since there's also a lot of humor in the crowd, could you be having me on: Did you coin "verbificatatinization"? :-) Thanks!




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Wispy asks : Did you coin "verbificatatinization"?

And I struggle for the proper spelling every time I use it. (Ænigma is of no help whatsoever).

Verbify is the longer form of the verbed noun verb. Verbificate is a longer version of verbify and verbificatatinize (or verbificatatinise for our Commonwealth brethren) is longer yet. Verbificatatinization is the noun that describes the process.


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