"The problem which disintegration places in the lap of practical men, those in charge of states, of institutions, of businesses, is how to persuade to communal activity people who no longer have the same ideas about the most fundamental things. In an age of shared belief, this problem did not exist, for there is a … Continue reading Shared Belief
Day: April 19, 2007
Verbing Weirds Language
I've noted this before (thanks to Calvin and Hobbes for that title), that the transition of words from nouns to verbs is to be deplored. Sadly, fighting this trend is a losing battle. Here's an example of what I mean. The oldest quotation given for this word as a verb is as recent as 1962. … Continue reading Verbing Weirds Language