tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post7616312849134008877..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Verbing in the news: "to fyi"Mr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-34305539030104945102007-12-05T04:48:00.000-06:002007-12-05T04:48:00.000-06:00"CC" is the same way, by the way. "I'll CC you" is..."CC" is the same way, by the way. "I'll CC you" is very commonly heard (or seen) at work.<BR/><BR/>Verbs are like the Borg ... they assimilate!<BR/><BR/>(Though <A HREF="http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com/2007/12/wha-what-now.html" REL="nofollow">this is the strangest and stupidest comment</A> I've ever heard about verbing: "The word “masses” is too useful as a plural to allow it to be hijacked for a verb".)The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-59056367610629222712007-12-04T19:03:00.000-06:002007-12-04T19:03:00.000-06:00Yeah, it is, definitely. I'm obviously very out of...Yeah, it is, definitely. I'm obviously very out of touch with certain kinds of English!Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-714949165761535552007-12-04T17:42:00.000-06:002007-12-04T17:42:00.000-06:00Google "fyi-ing" or "fyiing" or "I'll fyi" or "wan...Google "fyi-ing" or "fyiing" or "I'll fyi" or "want to fyi" - it's all over the place!The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.com