Clearly we’re in the Dark Ages, at least if you’re a noun.
We don’t search Google, we Google. We text. We blog.
Turns out I’m as guilty as anyone.
I wrote an Op-Ed for a client, who loved it but wanted a paragraph of study results added to “give it a little more weight.”
“Ah” I said, sensing the opportunity to abuse a relatively new noun. “You want me to Higgs boson it.”
“Yes, that sounds about right” he said.
I hang my head in shame.
Keep verbalizing, Tom Chandler.
Are you kidding me? The ability to create new verbs with a single noun is part of what makes English so great! Granted, they’re not for use in every situation. But a little Jim Carreying of the language now and then doesn’t hurt anyone — and can even be fun.
~Graham
PS – Let me know when you find the Higgs boson pronoun. I’m tired of using s/he and “he or she”…
Graham Strong(Quote) (Reply)
Are you kidding? Think about it; you’d apply a pronoun to your wife that essentially adds mass?? (“Honey, does this God particle make my hips look heavy?”)
TC(Quote) (Reply)
TC,
Ha! I was referring to its elusive nature… Guess there’s a down side to verbalizing nouns. Who knew?
~Graham
Graham Strong(Quote) (Reply)
With a perspective like that, I don’t even see how you’ve stayed married all these years…
TC(Quote) (Reply)