Three-way me in at BR549.

Guy

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From: "Larry Barnes" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] English


> Please call me at 555-0101 so we can have a confer call :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:22 AM
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> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] English
>
>
> John writes:
>
> > With respect to turning nouns into verbs, it usually only bothers me
when
> >  there is already a perfectly good verb available.  For example, I once
> >  received a request for a meeting from one of my kids' teachers so she
> could
> >  "conference" with me.  I would prefer to confer.
>
> I wholly agree. In this case, the "verb" conference has made a complete
> circuit. The noun conference was created from the verb confer and was made
> into a new verb again.
>
> Nonetheless, it's still usage that dominates. Plenty of people reference
> some
> authority and never feel the worse for it, but no one deferences anyone.
>
> Wirt Atmar
>
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