Examples:
Google (I googled the news this morning)
Mapquest (I mapquested you directions to my house)
Paypal (I paypaled him the money yesterday)
Any others??
2007-12-28 02:27:23 · 5 answers · asked by Coltsgal 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Text is probably number one in the category.
The one that irks me the most is golf - argh - people say they are going golfing when really they are playing golf.
Phish is a verb - always was a verb in the same way fish is.
2007-12-28 03:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by Lynnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the rules of good English: Don't verb nouns.
2007-12-28 11:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to verbify
to text
to email
to message
to pic-message
to digitize
to IM
to phish
2007-12-28 10:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by k8kay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to spam
2007-12-28 10:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by GrammarDiva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I yahoo, and so do you.
2007-12-28 10:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋