There should be more discussion of the verbing of nouns, I think
Least Favourite Ever, from a football junkie? "Audiblise."
What the hell does that mean? Audiblise? That isn't a word.
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deborah grabien - Jun 05, 2004 2:31:52 pm PDT #5098 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Susan W. - Jun 05, 2004 2:40:28 pm PDT #5099 of 10001
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I loathe "to task," but that's largely because I always picture Former Boss saying it.
Amy - Jun 05, 2004 2:43:11 pm PDT #5100 of 10001
Because books.
So incredibly not a football junkie, I have no idea what "audiblise" means. But it does sound wrong, I'll give you that.
We recently starting saying, "Can you biscuit the dog?" when she comes in from outside, which makes me giggle.
Susan W. - Jun 05, 2004 2:47:17 pm PDT #5101 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
"Can you biscuit the dog?"
Hee!
deborah grabien - Jun 05, 2004 3:10:20 pm PDT #5102 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
So incredibly not a football junkie, I have no idea what "audiblise" means
"Calling an audible" is what the quarterback does if he looks at the other team's defense and realises that the play he's got scripted is going to get him trampled. He calls another play, a new one, loud enough for his players to hear. "The quarterback calls an audible."
Nowadays? "The quarterback audiblises." So very very wrong.
Polter-Cow - Jun 05, 2004 7:21:56 pm PDT #5103 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Um, why not just use "audible" as the verb?
deborah grabien - Jun 05, 2004 9:08:59 pm PDT #5104 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Um, why not just use "audible" as the verb?
Well, considering that "audible" isn't a verb either? I hate both options.
Whether he "audibles" (not a word or a concept) or "audiblises" (grotesque in its not-a-wordness), it's just wrong.
He calls an audible. I can, in context, allow "audible" as a highly specialised noun. It is not, under any conditions my mind can imagine, acceptable as a verb.
Polter-Cow - Jun 05, 2004 9:14:56 pm PDT #5105 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You need to broadenilise your horizons.
deborah grabien - Jun 05, 2004 9:15:58 pm PDT #5106 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
You need to broadenilise your horizons.
Not as much as you need to horizonalise your broads.
Polter-Cow - Jun 05, 2004 9:19:27 pm PDT #5107 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So that's why I'm NGA.