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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
On the other hand...on the subject of "forums" vs "fora", this has always been the way of language. I like to complain that "impact" is not a verb; you don't "impact" something. Then I found out that two hundred years ago Benjamin Franklin complained to Noah Webster about the same thing. His pet peeves were the use of "advocate" and "progress" as verbs.
http://founders-blog.blogspot.com/20...ebster-jr.html
And then I realized that I've always done it with other words. I "access" the internet all the time.
Of course nouns should never be used as verbs, especially proper nouns. If you disagree, I'm sure you can google any facts you need, and xerox me a copy while you're at it. |
My pet peeve is the use of the past tense in place of the past perfect tense. It grates upon my ears and raises my blood pressure.
I tend to give the misuse of nouns a free pass, except for the misuse of proper nouns.