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Re: Re[2]: While we're on the topic of words . . .
Subject:Re: Re[2]: While we're on the topic of words . . . From:Ann Amsler <aamsler -at- BACH -dot- UDEL -dot- EDU> Date:Fri, 4 Feb 1994 08:50:51 -0500
My favorite response when I hear nouns used as verbs is a line I heard at
a writing conference some years ago: "Any noun can be verbed." It makes the
point beautifully (but, of course, some people don't get it).
Ann Amsler
University of Delaware
