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To: jbe who wrote (1638)12/1/1998 7:54:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Respond to of 4711
 
Oh well. I'm still stinging from a brand-new commercial which advertises a flat convenience food. "The new way to pizza", and it's clear from the rest of the ad that they're using it as a verb. Excuse me while I invoke "the traditional way to throw up".

"Verbing weirds language." (Calvin of Calvin&Hobbes)



To: jbe who wrote (1638)12/1/1998 8:00:00 PM
From: Bill Ulrich  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 4711
 
I still cringe, hearing "architected". Should I "get over it"?


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