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The only thing missing is an explanation why buffalo and dog are verbs. Non native speaker here, but afaik they are not.
by Aardwolf 8y ago
The only thing missing is an explanation why buffalo and dog are verbs. Non native speaker here, but afaik they are not.
- allochthon 8y agoSee: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/buffalo https://www.dictionary.com/browse/buffalo (verb) https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dog https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dog (verb) "buffalo" is almost never used as a verb in everyday speech.
- petecox 8y agoThe beauty of English is the process of 'verbing', where we can turn arbitrary nouns into verbs. Schooled in Commonwealth English, I wasn't familiar with buffalo being used as a verb but others in this thread have cited its meaning. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-verbing-1691035 https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-verbing-1691035