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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:Fred M Jacobson <fred -at- BOOLE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 3 Feb 1994 14:37:48 PST
Gary Dettmers writes:
> My pet peeve is intercom. I hear people around our office say, "Intercom me
> when you're ready." Or they say, "I'll intercom you when I'm ready."
> Ouch! When did the name for an inanimate object, used for room to room
> communications, become an active verb in the English language?
Gary-
This is an example of my favorite rule of contemporary English:
"Any noun can be verbed."
-Fred
PS- BTW, I agree: Ouch! -F
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