tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post464003088761437525..comments2023-08-24T16:23:44.260+10:00Comments on Words all Around: verbing - using a noun as a verbparlancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-15549076032833447412010-05-13T21:57:41.172+10:002010-05-13T21:57:41.172+10:00Lynn, I must confess I like verbing. It seems to g...Lynn, I must confess I like verbing. It seems to give life to a sentence. <br /><br />I'm wondering why you are right that footballers can't 'point', when they can 'goal'. And why it would seem strange to say someone had 'behinded'. <br /><br />On the other hand, who'd have thought that Olympic commentators would get away with saying someone had 'podiumed&#parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-80363634001197507072010-05-12T23:22:23.965+10:002010-05-12T23:22:23.965+10:00I suppose Vegemiting does have its merits. There&#...I suppose Vegemiting does have its merits. There's no ambiguity and it's kind of quirky, like a quest. Where did I put it when I last used it? More often it seems that nouns are transformed into verbs when people are lazy speakers, for example, when broadcasters speak of footballers 'goaling' as opposed to 'kicking goals'. If you can goal, supposedly you can 'point'Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-30292360239904511342010-05-12T22:26:33.356+10:002010-05-12T22:26:33.356+10:00Hmmm, Lynn, I'm rather taken with 'to Vege...Hmmm, Lynn, I'm rather taken with 'to Vegemite'. I think you should contact the company and suggest it to them. I try to Vegemite each day, actually.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-46375229243453321722010-05-12T21:56:32.872+10:002010-05-12T21:56:32.872+10:00Ah yes, Parlance, I think 'dogging' of foo...Ah yes, Parlance, I think 'dogging' of footsteps is very evocative, but somehow 'to Milo' or 'to Vegemite' does not have the same ring to it. I do admit to 'Beroccading' myself occasionally in the mornings, but can't decide whether this action should be 'against' or 'into' the day.Lynnnoreply@blogger.com